Peppe the Lamplighter
illustrated by Ted Lewin, written by Elisa Bartone, and published by Lothrop
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Lewin vividly captures the bustling market scenes, bleak tenement rooms, and the lamplit streets of turn-of-the-century New York's Little Italy. Dramatic watercolors portray young Peppe's struggle to help support his immigrant family and to win his father's respect.
Awards Won
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Randolph Caldecott Medal
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appThe Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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1994 - Honor(s) |
