New Book: “Picadillo for Paulina” – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Lawrence “Larry” La Fountain-Stokes for bringing this item to our attention.] This new children’s book by Ruth Behar and Gabriel Frye-Behar (illustrated by Erika Rodríguez Medina), Picadillo for Paulina (Norton Young Readers, August 2026), is described asan accessible, delightful picture book celebration of young eaters’ connections to family, food, and culture. The tagline makes me want to read it, too: “A young girl must navigate her promise to be a vegetarian without sacrificing her family’s delicious, traditional Cuban food.” Read the full description below.