Betsy Lewin

Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator, Betsy Lewin, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about attending Pratt Institute in the 1950’s; how she met Ted Lewin; how a poem she wrote for Parents Magazine led her to children’s publishing; and why she didn’t know she won a Caldecott Honor after getting a phone call from the Caldecott committee.

We recorded this conversation in the dining room of Ted and Betsy’s lovely brownstone in Fort Green, Brooklyn.

To learn more about Betsy, visit betsylewin.com.

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