| Ted Lewin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1935 Buffalo, New York |
| Occupation | Children's book author and illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1988-present |
Ted Lewin (born May 6, 1935 in Buffalo, New York) is an author/illustrator of children's books. Lewin and his wife Betsy Reilly drew on their travels to exotic places such as the Amazon River, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, the Sahara Desert, and India when collaborating on their many books. Lewin has illustrated over 100 books for children and young adults in the past 20 years.
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Ted Lewin was born in Buffalo, New York on May 6, 1935. He had a sister and two brothers, both of them professional wrestlers. The Lewin household had a number of exotic pets, such as an iguana, a rhesus monkey, a chimpanzee, and a lion. Lewin grew up with the hobby of sketching his family pets.[1] He also copied works of many illustrations and painters that he was interested in. Lewin developed a talent for art and in 1956 earned a BFA degree from Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, where he met his wife, Betsy Reilly. He and his wife now reside in Brooklyn, New York.
In order to finance for his education at Pratt, Ted Lewin took on a part time career as a teenage professional wrestler. His wrestling career lasted for 15 years, and it inspired him to record his experience by writing I Was a Teenaged Professional Wrestler.[1]
In 1994, Lewin's book Peppe the Lamplighter received a Caldecott Honor.[2]
In 2006, One Green Apple, illustrated by Lewin and written by Eve Bunting, won the inaugural Arab American Book Award for books written for Children/ Young Adults.[3] One Green Apple tells the story of a young girl who just immigrated to America from an Arab country and how she discovers that her differences are what makes her special.
Here is a partial list of recent exhibits featuring Ted's works: