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Peppe the Lamplighter

by Ted Lewin

Picture book · ages 4–8 · grades K–3 · 620L

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Why we'd hand it over

A gentle, watercolor-rich portrait of Italian-American life in 1880s New York where a child's work becomes a pathway to family reconciliation and community respect—more meditative than plot-driven, which is exactly the point.

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