The story of how Amy Seidman came to write her children’s book is like something out of a fairy tale. When the Plymouth Meeting resident was still Amy Fazio, she was the hardworking single mother of a toddler son, and bedtime story-time was the best part of her day. “I was putting in long hours to support us, and Jake was in daycare,” she explains. “Bedtime was really the only time I got to see him, and we just loved cuddling and making up stories together. I’d ask Jake, ‘What do you want to hear about?’ and he’d say, ‘Bebop!’ I’d ask, ‘What’s Bebop?’ and he’d say, ‘A bunny!’ Bebop Bunny became a part of our family.”

When asked what she hopes for Bebop, Seidman says, “I’d love for Bebop to have a series of adventures. For instance, because my husband is Jewish and I was raised Christian, I could see a Bebop holiday book, celebrating both Hanukkah and Christmas. And children might like to have a Bebop stuffed toy to hold while they listen to the story.”

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