Peppe the Lamplighter
Illustrator
Ted Lewin
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Book
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780688102685
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Peppe becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
AD570L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Single parent; Family member death; Poverty; Immigrants and refugees; single father; death of a mother; living in poverty; financial hardship; immigrant family; immigrant father; immigrant children
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White (Italian)
Family Formation
single father
Awards
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1994, Honor Book
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1993
Notable Children's Books, 1994 Younger Reader
Keywords
Italy; pride; shame; dreams; sisters; light; dark; streets; America; street lamps
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bartone, Elisa, "Peppe the Lamplighter" (1993). Diverse Families. 1763.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1763