Author & Illustrator

Tomie dePaola

http://TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com.

Biography

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.

Andy & Sandy's Anything Adventure
Andy & Sandy and the First Snow
When Andy Met Sandy
Bill and Pete
The Night Before Christmas
Christina's Carol
God Is Great, God Is Good
I Will Talk to You, Little One
The Quicksand Book
Wings

Most Popular Tomie dePaola Books

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    Strega Nona
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    The Magical World of Strega Nona
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    Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
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    The Legend of the Poinsettia
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    The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
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    The Art Lesson
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Book Stats

79
Authored
57
Illustrated
15
Collaborators

All Tomie dePaola Books

YearTitleAuthorIllustratorPages
Andy & Sandy's Anything AdventureTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
Andy & Sandy and the First SnowTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
When Andy Met SandyTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
Bill and PeteTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
The Night Before ChristmasClement C. MooreTomie dePaola22
2021Christina's CarolTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2020God Is Great, God Is GoodSanna BakerTomie dePaola24
2020I Will Talk to You, Little OnePhyllis E. GrannTomie dePaola16
2019The Quicksand BookTomie dePaola32
2019WingsCheryl B. KleinTomie dePaola40
2019Tomie dePaola's Cats and KittensTomie dePaola32
2018QuietTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2017Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent ShowTomie dePaola, Jim LewisTomie dePaola32
2017Strega Nona and The TwinsTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2017Strega Nona and Her TomatoesTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2017Steppin' OutLin OliverTomie dePaola32
2016The Moon's Almost HerePatricia MacLachlanTomie dePaola32
2016In a Small KingdomTomie dePaolaDoug Salati48
2015The Magical World of Strega NonaTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola214
2015Look and Be GratefulTomie dePaola24
2014JackTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola40
2014Little Poems for Tiny EarsLin OliverTomie dePaola32
2013Strega Nona Does It AgainTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola40
2012The Birds of BethlehemTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola34
2011Strega Nona's GiftTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2011Let the Whole Earth Sing PraiseTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2010My Mother Is So Smart!Tomie dePaola24
2009Strega Nona's HarvestTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2009The Song of FrancisTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2005Tomie dePaola's More Mother Goose FavoritesTomie dePaola32
2005StagestruckTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2004Four Friends in AutumnTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
2002AdelitaTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola40
2001Meet the BarkersTomie dePaola96
2000Strega Nona Takes a VacationTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
199926 Fairmount AvenueTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola80
1998Big AnthonyTomie dePaola32
1997Tomie's Little Mother GooseIona OpieTomie dePaola16
1996Her StoryTomie dePaola32
1996The Baby SisterTomie dePaola32
1994I Love You, Sun, I Love You, MoonTomie dePaola20
1994Kit and KatTomie dePaola32
1993The Legend of the Persian CarpetTomie dePaola32
1993Strega Nona Meets Her MatchTomie dePaola32
1993The Legend of the PoinsettiaTomie dePaola32
1992JingleTomie dePaola40
1992My First ThanksgivingTomie dePaola14
1992PatrickTomie dePaola32
1992Jamie O'Rourke and the Big PotatoTomie dePaola32
1991My First HalloweenTomie dePaola14
1990Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible StoriesTomie dePaola128
1990My First EasterTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola14
1989Haircuts for Little LambsTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola26
1989Too Many BunniesTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola26
1989My First ChanukahTomie dePaola12
1989Tony's BreadTomie dePaola32
1989The Art LessonTomie dePaola32
1988My First ChristmasTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola12
1988Cookie's WeekCindy WardTomie dePaola32
1988The Legend of the Indian PaintbrushTomie dePaola40
1987Bill and Pete Go Down the NileTomie dePaola32
1987An Early American ChristmasTomie dePaola32
1987Shh! We're Writing the ConstitutionJean FritzTomie dePaola64
1986Merry Christmas, Strega NonaTomie dePaola32
1985My First Mother GooseTomie dePaola14
1985The Quilt StoryTony JohnstonTomie dePaola32
1984The First ChristmasTomie dePaola13
1983The Story of the Three Wise KingsTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1983The Legend of the BluebonnetTomie dePaola32
1983Marianna May and NurseyTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1983The Vanishing PumpkinTony JohnstonTomie dePaola32
1982Strega Nona's Magic LessonsTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1981Now One Foot, Now the OtherTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola48
1980The Legend of Old BefanaTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1980Tomie dePaola's Christmas Tree BookTomie dePaola32
1980The Knight and the DragonTomie dePaola32
1979The Giants' FarmJane YolenTomie dePaola80
1979Strega Nona's Magic RingTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1979The Giants Go CampingJane YolenTomie dePaola96
1979The Cat on the DovrefellTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1979Oliver Button Is a SissyTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola48
1978Pancakes for BreakfastTomie dePaola32
1978The Popcorn BookTomie dePaola32
1978The Clown of GodTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola48
1977Four Friends at ChristmasTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1976I Love You, MouseJohn GrahamTomie dePaola32
1976When Everyone Was Fast AsleepTomie dePaola32
1975Strega NonaTomie dePaolaTomie de Paola40
1975Michael Bird-BoyTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1975The Cloud BookTomie dePaola32
1973The Unicorn and The MoonTomie dePaola32
1973Andy, That's My NameTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola32
1973Charlie Needs a CloakTomie dePaola32
1973Nana Upstairs & Nana DownstairsTomie dePaola32
1969George Washington's BreakfastJean FritzTomie dePaola48
1968Fight the NightTomie dePaolaTomie dePaola40
1830Mary Had a Little LambTomie dePaola28

Collaborators

Tomie de Paola
Tony Johnston
Jean Fritz
Lin Oliver
Sanna Baker
Iona Opie
Doug Salati
Cheryl B. Klein
Clement C. Moore
Phyllis E. Grann
Cindy Ward
John Graham
Jane Yolen
Patricia MacLachlan
Jim Lewis

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