Peppe
The Lamplighter may be one of the best children’s literature books I have
ever read! As I started reading through the pages I was
drawn to the beautiful illustrations, they were very captivating. I really liked how even though this is a
children’s book, the concept of the American dream is something that any age
group can relate too. For me personally, my grandparents moved from Greece to America with hopes to find the American Dream. I appreciate the struggle and hardships they went through to provide not only a better for themselves, but for their children and grandchildren. Peppe and his family moved to America to have more opportunities and to live a better life. I viewed Peppe as an admirable character, even though he was young he wanted to work to provide for his family. My admiration for him continued as he didn't give up to find a job and viewed being a lamplighter as a great job! Even though Peppe’s father didn’t appreciate him being a lamplighter,
other people appreciated his work and through that his father came around, and
Peppe was able to be happy being a lamplighter.
Bartone, Elisa, and Ted Lewin. Peppe the Lamplighter. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993. Print.
"Books Too Good to Miss - Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bart." The Reading Teacher 48.1 (1994): 70. ProQuest. Web. 14 Feb. 2016.
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