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Tomie dePaola
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Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time. His humor, insight, and gentle art delight all readers. A Newbery Honor award winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books for Simon & Schuster, including Caldecott Honor Book Strega Nona, as well as Andy: That's My Name, Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup, and "Charlie Needs a Cloak." A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.

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Strega Nona will be released on October 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 04, 2011
Strega Nona is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Oct 04, 2011
Four Friends at Christmas will be released on October 06, 2009 in Paper Over Board
Oct 06, 2009
Four Friends at Christmas is now available in Paper Over Board
Oct 06, 2009
Four Friends in Autumn will be released on September 01, 2004 in
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Four Friends in Autumn is now available in
Sep 01, 2004
Four Friends in Autumn will be released on August 24, 2004 in Hardcover
Aug 24, 2004
Four Friends in Autumn is now available in Hardcover
Aug 24, 2004
Four Friends in Summer will be released on June 01, 2003 in Hardcover
Jun 01, 2003
Four Friends in Summer is now available in Hardcover
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Four Friends at Christmas will be released on October 01, 2002 in Hardcover
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Four Friends at Christmas is now available in Hardcover
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 17, 2013
...adult), centered on a story book. In the first class, instructor Lisa Gardiner read them "Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaola and together they made duck soup. Another kids' class is scheduled for July 13. And registration is now open for a new summer adult...
Montrose Patch, April 5, 2013
...Pfeiffer, an employee at Once Upon A Time in Montrose. Pfeiffer said the independent bookstore's bestsellers include Tomie dePaola's "Strega Nona" and David Shannon's "No, David!". Titles by noted authors Marla Frazee and Mem Fox also fly off the...
TwinCities.com, April 4, 2013
...depression. The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will perform it, and will revive its 2000 adaptation of Tomie dePaola's book, "Oliver Button is a Sissy," about a boy who prefers singing and dancing to sports. The narrator is Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft. 8...
Broadway World, April 1, 2013
...York Times- bestselling authors as, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jay Asher, Judy Blume, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Tomie dePaola, Sarah Dessen, Anna Dewdney, John Green, Anthony Horowitz, John Flanagan, Mike Lupica, Richelle Mead, Richard Peck,...
Examiner.com, March 27, 2013
...D. Newman; another highly rated children's book, this is a great book full of fantasy and magic. Tomie DePaola: Why reading is importantTomie DePaola: Why reading is important This is just a short intro to a long list full of free books for kids....
Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch, March 25, 2013
...books available at the Main Street store: A Family Hagaddah II by Shoshana Silberman My First Passover by Tomie dePaola My First Easter by Tomie dePaola The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown Duck and Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny by...
Marblehead Patch, March 8, 2013
...pm Stop in and create your own art after we read the inspirational book, The Art Lesson by Tomie DePaola. Website: http://www.witandwhimsybooks.com Phone: 781-631-1054 Email: info@witandwhimsybooks.com Price: $0...
San Mateo County Times, January 17, 2013
...a journey through the history of children's book illustrators and their techniques. Included are such innovators as Tomie DePaola, Maurice Sendak and William Steig. "Storytelling in Pictures," organized by The Museums of Los Gatos, showcases current...
Inside Bay Area, January 17, 2013
...a journey through the history of children's book illustrators and their techniques. Included are such innovators as Tomie DePaola, Maurice Sendak and William Steig. "Storytelling in Pictures," organized by The Museums of Los Gatos, showcases current Bay...
Marin Independent Journal, January 17, 2013
...a journey through the history of children's book illustrators and their techniques. Included are such innovators as Tomie DePaola, Maurice Sendak and William Steig. "Storytelling in Pictures," organized by The Museums of Los Gatos, showcases current Bay...
Contra Costa Times, January 17, 2013
...a journey through the history of children's book illustrators and their techniques. Included are such innovators as Tomie DePaola, Maurice Sendak and William Steig. "Storytelling in Pictures," organized by The Museums of Los Gatos, showcases current Bay...
San Jose Mercury News, January 17, 2013
...a journey through the history of children's book illustrators and their techniques. Included are such innovators as Tomie DePaola, Maurice Sendak and William Steig. "Storytelling in Pictures," organized by The Museums of Los Gatos, showcases current Bay...
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2013
...grieving process, whether it is the result of the death of a loved one or another significant change. Tomie dePaola explains death in children's terms in Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs. A true story, this Caldecott Honour author spent his childhood...
BellaOnline, January 7, 2013
...younger children, there is Puff the Magic Dragon by Lenny Lipton or The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola. Dragons are fascinating creatures. The dragons that we know for sure exist, like the Komodo dragon, are a bit different from the fictional...