Tomie dePaola

Strega Nona, ladies and gentlemen!!

TOMIE dePAOLA

Tomie Facts! -Born in September, 1934, in Connecticut-He is part Irish and part Italian-By the age of 4 he knew that he would become a storyteller, and that he wanted to sing and tap dance on stage-He has written and/or illustrated nearly 250 books -He does his work in a renovated, 200 year old barn -He has a dog, an Airedale named Bronte -He enjoys cooking, gardening, watching movies and shopping -He has worked as an art instructor for many years-He has a passion for story telling through art and literature...

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Tomie reads an excerpt from his book "Tom"

Tomie dePaola

To contact Tomie dePaola send a letter to "Tomie dePaola c/o Bob Hechtel111 County RoadNew London, NH03257"

Tomie's WorksSTREGA NONA’S GIFTNancy Paulsen Books, Picture Book(to be published October 18, 2011)MY FIRST ANGELSAdapted from ANGELS, ANGELS EVERYWHEREGrosset & Dunlap, Board Book(to be published October, 2011)MY FIRST LEGENDS: THE STORY OF BLUEBONNETAdapted from THE LEGEND OF THE BLUEBONNETGrosset & Dunlap, Board BookLET THE WHOLE EARTH SING PRAISEG. P. Putnam’s Sons, Picture BookTOMIE DEPAOLA’S BOOK OF BIBLE STORIES(20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Zondervan, Picture Book BibleJOY TO THE WORLD: CHRISTMAS STORIES AND SONGSAdapted from THE LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA, THE NIGHT OF LAS POSADAS, THE STORY OF THE THREE WISE KINGS, TOMIE DEPAOLA’S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS CAROLSG. P. Putnam’s Sons, Picture BookTOMIE DEPAOLA’S MOTHER GOOSE(25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)G. P. Putnam’s Sons, CollectionTHE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMASBy Clement MooreHoliday House, Board BookMY FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROLSAdapted from TOMIE DEPAOLA’S BOOK OF CHRISTMAS CAROLSGrosset & Dunlap, Board BookMY FIRST BIBLE STORIESAdapted from TOMIE DEPAOLA’S BOOK OF BIBLE STORIESGrosset & Dunlap, Board BookMY FIRST SONGSAdapted from TOMIE DEPAOLA’S MOTHER GOOSEGrosset & Dunlap, Board BookMY MOTHER IS SO SMARTG. P. Putnam’s Sons, Picture Book

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