Peppe the LamplighterThis Caldecott Honor winning picture book is a touching snapshot of American history and the immigrant experience. This 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. Peppe'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