Book #1
Tony's Bread
Written by Tomie dePaola
4 - 8
Reading
age
32
Page
count
Apr 1, 1996
Publication
date
Paperback
$7.99
$7.59
Summary
A baker loses his daughter but gains a bakery in the grand city of Milano after meeting a determined nobleman, in a tale that explains the origin of the the name “panettone”–a traditional sweet bread of Italy.
Paperstar Book Series
Published from 1996 - 1997
2 books
| Year | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tony's Bread | 32 |
| 1997 | The Art Lesson | 32 |
The Creative Behind the Books
Author
Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and Quiet. 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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