Peppe the Lamplighter: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Paperback)

from JordySizemordy

Summary Peppe sets out to find a job. The only one he seems to find is a lamplighter on the streets. Every night he is supposed to go out and illuminate the pavement. His father is not proud of his...

from JacquelynTorres

Summary: This book is about Peppe, a young boy who recently moved to America with his father and sisters. One day Peppe decides to get a job to help support his family because his mother is dead an...

from DayDreamBear

This is such an amazingly touching book! It teaches us of the hardships of the old words when families endured economic hardships and even children had to find work to support their families. Not o...

from StephanieSerra

Summary: Peppe is from Italy, their family moved to America for a better life and future. His mother passes away, so Peppe felt the need to find a job. He finds a job as a lamplighter. His father i...

from Whisper1

The 1994 Caldecott Honor book is filled with page after page of beautiful illustrations telling the tale of the search for the American dream. Peppe's large Italian family immigrated to the United ...