{"product_id":"peppe-the-lamplighter-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-9780688102685","title":"Peppe the Lamplighter: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a touching snapshot of American history and the immigrant experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Peppe, who becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeppe's family is very poor, and though he is just a boy he needs to find work. Being a lamplighter on the streets of Little Italy is not the job his father had dreamed of for Peppe. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful, moving book,\" commented \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003ein a starred review.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewin, Ted:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTed Lewin grew up in an old frame house in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, a chimpanzee, and an assortment of more conventional pets. The lion was given to his older brother, Don, while he was traveling as a professional wrestler, and he shipped it home. The family kept Sheba in the basement fruit cellar until Don returned and their mother convinced him to give it to the Buffalo zoo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed always knew he wanted to be an illustrator. As a child he copied the work of illustrators and painters he admired, including N. C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Velázquez, and Goya. When it came time to go to art school (Pratt), he needed to earn money to finance his education. So, following in his brother's footsteps, he took a summer job as a wrestler -- the beginning of a 15-year part-time career that eventually inspired his autobiographical book \u003cem\u003eI Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler.\u003c\/em\u003e Ted's career as an artist began with illustrations for adventure magazines, and it's only over the last several years that he has devoted his time to writing and illustrating children's books. I'm having more fun doing this than anything I've ever done before, he says. He is an avid traveler, and many of his books are inspired by trips to such places as the Amazon River, the Sahara Desert, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, and India. His \u003cem\u003eMarket!\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1996, showcases markets around the world, from Uganda to Ireland to Ecuador.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTouch and Go\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of stories about the adventures Ted had while researching his books. \u003cem\u003eGorilla Walk\u003c\/em\u003e is his first collaboration with his wife, Betsy, and is about their trek to see the mountain gorillas in Uganda. They've just completed their second collaboration, \u003cem\u003eElephant Quest\u003c\/em\u003e, set in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Ted's current project is about a Civil War drummer boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed and Betsy live in Brooklyn, New York, where they share their home with two cats, Slick and Chopper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527170167058,"sku":"9780688102685","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27de2c2a-0cf3-4bc4-b40b-ad61731a1fd0.jpg?v=1731293285","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peppe-the-lamplighter-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-9780688102685","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}