R.I.P. Ted Lewin, 86, in July 2021 (1993 Caldecott Honoree: "Peppe the Lamplighter," by Elisa Bartone)

[Lenona]

In a rush, so...

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/87042-obituary-ted-lewin.html

https://www.pratt.edu/news/pratt-remembers-acclaimed-childrens-book-author-and-alumnus-ted-lewin/

https://societyillustrators.org/the-society-mourns-the-loss-of-ted-lewin/
(with short video)

I know him mainly for his illustrations of Heide's "The Day of Ahmed's Secret," coauthored by Judith Heide Gilliland. (It takes place in Cairo.)


https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/ted-lewin/
(a LOT of Kirkus reviews)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/30599.Ted_Lewin
(reader reviews)

What I posted in 2015:

https://www.google.com/search?q=ted+lewin+books&biw=1920&bih=955&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VrxKVcKIB6SUsQTfrYGICA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg
(book covers)

From an interview below:

"Ted lives with his wife, Betsy Lewin, also a Caldecott Honor winner,
in Brooklyn, New York."

He has six entries in the "Something About the Author" encyclopedias.

Aside from those books he's illustrated for other authors, he's written
about two dozen.

He's worked for Rose Blue, Jean Slaughter Doty, Matt Christopher, Patricia
Beatty, Scott O'Dell, Laurence Pringle, Robert Newton Peck, Philippa Pearce,
Anne E. Crompton, Eleanor Clymer, R.R. Knudson, Frances Wosmek, Patricia
Reilly Giff, Lynne Reid Banks, Leon Garfield, Florence Parry Heide, Jane
Yolen, Margaret Hodges, Megan McDonald, Jan Slepian, Faith McNulty, and
Eve Bunting.

http://www.tedlewin.com/

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1944/Lewin-Ted-1935.html
(includes awards, long booklist, and a good deal about his life and work)

https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2512/interviews
(Q&A interview)

Excerpt:

"In Horse Song, Ted and Betsy Lewin invite readers to join them on a
journey halfway around the world for a fascinating glimpse into a friendly
and hospitable nomadic culture and its riveting horse races. Here, the
creators talk about how they turned their experiences into a beautiful
picture book."

https://www.holidayhouse.com/docs/InsideLOOKQA.pdf
(another interview)

Excerpt:

Q: Why did you choose to illustrate the hippos on the spread, Look!
Hippos splash?

A: Hippos are fun to paint because of their big, round forms, especially
when they're wet and glistening. Painting splashing water is very difficult.
The splash in the hippo painting was masked out with liquid mask so I
could paint over it.

https://www.leeandlow.com/writers-illustrators/interviews/inside-the-artists-studio-with-ted-and-betsy-lewin
(5:11 video interview with Ted and Betsy)

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=600915497&q=%22ted+lewin%22&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyr9DR5PSDAxVYhYkEHWxJBtIQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1920&bih=877&dpr=1
(videos)