Who This Author Is

Betsy Lewin has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2015, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with What's the Matter, Habibi? and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Scholastic.

Best Place To Start

What's the Matter, Habibi?

Houghton Mifflin • 1997 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Scholastic

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Scholastic.

Top Books To Start With

  1. What's the Matter, Habibi?

    Houghton Mifflin • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 29 pages.

  2. Booby Hatch

    Houghton Mifflin • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 32 pages.

  3. Good night, Knight

    Holiday House • 2015 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 22 pages.

  4. Chubbo's Pool

    Bt Bound • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 32 pages.

  5. Where is Tippy Toes?

    Atheneum Books for Young Readers • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. Groundhog day

    Scholastic • 2000 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2000.

  7. Wiley Learns to Spell

    Scholastic • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1998.

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