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Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 15, 1934. He received a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in 1956, a M.F.A. from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1969, and a doctoral equivalency from Lone Mountain College in 1970. He has written and/or illustrated more than 270 books including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, Meet the Barkers, Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, and Oliver Button Is a Sissy. He has received numerous awards for his work including the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure. His murals and paintings can be seen in many churches and monasteries throughout New England. He has designed greeting cards, magazine and record album covers, and theater sets. His work is shown in galleries and museums. Tomie dePaola died on March 30, 2020 because of complications he had from surgery after a fall. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Strega Nona… (more)
Strega Nona 5,807 copies, 246 reviews
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush 3,854 copies, 82 reviews
The Legend of the Bluebonnet 3,162 copies, 89 reviews
The Art Lesson 2,374 copies, 92 reviews
Pancakes for Breakfast 2,003 copies, 113 reviews
The Cloud Book 1,978 copies, 41 reviews
26 Fairmount Avenue 1,844 copies, 32 reviews
The Popcorn Book 1,736 copies, 28 reviews
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs 1,715 copies, 80 reviews
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato 1,647 copies, 34 reviews
Charlie Needs a Cloak 1,639 copies, 22 reviews
The Legend of the Poinsettia 1,518 copies, 29 reviews
The Clown of God 1,435 copies, 19 reviews
The Knight and the Dragon 1,252 copies, 31 reviews
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona 1,113 copies, 6 reviews
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose 1,110 copies, 21 reviews
Now One Foot, Now the Other 1,078 copies, 40 reviews
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons 975 copies, 15 reviews
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland 888 copies, 13 reviews
Strega Nona Meets Her Match 879 copies, 25 reviews
Oliver Button Is a Sissy 863 copies, 24 reviews
Strega Nona’s Harvest 850 copies, 16 reviews
Strega Nona: Her Story 751 copies, 21 reviews
The Baby Sister 687 copies, 19 reviews
The Legend of Old Befana 687 copies, 17 reviews
Tom 677 copies, 8 reviews
Adelita 659 copies, 112 reviews
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile 607 copies, 7 reviews
Bill and Pete 597 copies, 10 reviews
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring 591 copies, 12 reviews
Big Anthony: His Story 588 copies, 10 reviews
Country Angel Christmas 575 copies, 2 reviews
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka 555 copies, 9 reviews
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation 532 copies, 15 reviews
The Night of Las Posadas 513 copies, 10 reviews
The Quicksand Book 505 copies, 8 reviews
Jingle the Christmas Clown 498 copies, 1 review
Tony's Bread 487 copies, 9 reviews
My First Thanksgiving 474 copies, 3 reviews
The Bubble Factory 468 copies, 3 reviews
My First Chanukah 444 copies, 2 reviews
Andy That's My Name 443 copies, 4 reviews
Bonjour, Mr. Satie 409 copies, 8 reviews
Helga's Dowry: A Troll Love Story 398 copies, 11 reviews
Tomie's Little Mother Goose 387 copies, 4 reviews
Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi 384 copies, 5 reviews
An Early American Christmas 369 copies, 17 reviews
The Parables of Jesus 367 copies, 4 reviews
Days of the Blackbird 326 copies, 9 reviews
Kit and Kat 272 copies, 3 reviews
The Story of the Three Wise Kings 257 copies, 4 reviews
Bill and Pete to the Rescue 254 copies, 5 reviews
The Family Christmas Tree Book 253 copies, 3 reviews
The Lady of Guadalupe 248 copies, 6 reviews
My First Easter 241 copies, 1 review
My First Halloween 238 copies, 1 review
My First Passover 224 copies, 2 reviews
Four Stories for Four Seasons 224 copies, 1 review
Boss For a Day 217 copies, 1 review
Too Many Bunnies (Trade) 208 copies, 2 reviews
The Mysterious Giant of Barletta 208 copies, 4 reviews
Strega Nona's Gift 204 copies, 11 reviews
The Birds of Bethlehem 196 copies, 4 reviews
Pascual and the Kitchen Angels 180 copies, 9 reviews
Michael Bird-Boy 178 copies, 2 reviews
Mary: The Mother of Jesus 174 copies, 2 reviews
Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems 168 copies, 4 reviews
Christmas Remembered 160 copies, 3 reviews
Christopher: The Holy Giant 149 copies, 3 reviews
Stagestruck 143 copies, 14 reviews
Tomie's Little Book of Poems 139 copies, 1 review
Let The Whole Earth Sing Praise 134 copies, 3 reviews
Queen Esther 134 copies, 1 review
Snip Snip Little Lambs (Trade) 132 copies, 2 reviews
Quiet 130 copies, 4 reviews
A New Barker in the House 126 copies, 4 reviews
The Legend of the Persian Carpet 120 copies, 8 reviews
Look and Be Grateful 104 copies, 4 reviews
The Song of Francis 103 copies, 7 reviews
Tomie's Baa Baa Black Sheep 99 copies, 2 reviews
The Christmas Pageant 95 copies, 1 review
Santa's Crash-Bang Christmas (Illustrator) 88 copies, 2 reviews
Marianna May and Nursey 88 copies, 5 reviews
Strega Nona Does It Again 82 copies, 5 reviews
My Mother Is So Smart 81 copies, 5 reviews
Tomie dePaola's Rhyme Time 80 copies, 1 review
Trouble in the Barker's Class 80 copies, 14 reviews
Four Friends in Autumn 79 copies, 5 reviews
My First Songs 75 copies
The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale (Illustrator) 72 copies, 2 reviews
Angels, Angels Everywhere 71 copies, 8 reviews
The Wind and the Sun 71 copies, 2 reviews
Jack 70 copies, 7 reviews
Four Friends at Christmas 69 copies, 1 review
The Unicorn and the Moon 56 copies, 1 review
Get Dressed, Santa! 56 copies, 1 review
David and Goliath 55 copies, 1 review
Four Friends in Summer 54 copies, 5 reviews
Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes 52 copies, 1 review
My First Mother Goose 44 copies, 2 reviews
In a Small Kingdom 44 copies, 3 reviews
Strega Nona and the Twins 38 copies, 2 reviews
Flicks 24 copies, 3 reviews
My First Fairy Tales 22 copies, 1 review
Grab That Dog! 20 copies
Fight the Night 14 copies, 1 review
My First Angels 14 copies
26 Fairmount Avenue: Books 1-4 11 copies, 2 reviews
Saint Patrick 9 copies, 2 reviews
Hurry, Santa! 5 copies
STREGA NONA 2 copies
Harvest 1 copy
Snakes 1 copy
Book 5 1 copy
Book 4 1 copy
Cookie's Week (Illustrator) 3,184 copies, 26 reviews
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution (Illustrator, some editions) 2,179 copies, 11 reviews
The Quilt Story (Illustrator) 2,035 copies, 27 reviews
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? (Illustrator, some editions) 1,438 copies, 6 reviews
George Washington's Breakfast (Cover artist, some editions) 1,354 copies, 9 reviews
Mice Squeak, We Speak: A Poem (Illustrator) 997 copies, 17 reviews
Miracle on 34th Street (Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions) 896 copies, 14 reviews
Mary Had a Little Lamb (Illustrator, some editions) 830 copies, 14 reviews
The Vanishing Pumpkin (Illustrator) 681 copies, 3 reviews
Simple Pictures Are Best (Illustrator) 471 copies, 5 reviews
I Love You, Mouse (Illustrator) 437 copies, 6 reviews
Teeny Tiny (Illustrator) 419 copies, 3 reviews
Little Poems for Tiny Ears (Illustrator) 408 copies, 8 reviews
The Surprise Party (Illustrator) 350 copies, 2 reviews
School's In! (Contributor) 329 copies, 2 reviews
I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon (Illustrator) 325 copies, 2 reviews
Erandi's Braids (Illustrator) 310 copies, 18 reviews
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica (Illustrator) 250 copies, 2 reviews
The Spooky Halloween Party (Illustrator) 239 copies, 2 reviews
Four Scary Stories (Illustrator) 214 copies
The Night Before Christmas (Tomie dePaola) (Illustrator) 211 copies, 2 reviews
Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe (Illustrator) 207 copies, 1 review
The Walking Coat (Illustrator) 207 copies, 4 reviews
Hark! A Christmas Sampler (Illustrator) 165 copies, 1 review
Petook: An Easter Story (Illustrator) 139 copies
The Badger and the Magic Fan (Illustrator) 128 copies, 3 reviews
The Big Book For Our Planet (Contributor) 128 copies
The Tyrannosaurus Game (Illustrator) 115 copies, 1 review
Benny's Big Bubble (Illustrator) 113 copies
The Wuggie Norple Story (Illustrator) 92 copies, 3 reviews
Who's a Friend of the Water Spurting Whale (Illustrator) 87 copies, 1 review
Knock, Knock (Illustrator) 78 copies, 2 reviews
Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III (Illustrator) 61 copies, 1 review
The Giants' Farm (Illustrator) 61 copies, 1 review
Pages of Music (Illustrator) 51 copies
Christina's Carol (Illustrator) 50 copies, 1 review
Hot as an Ice Cube (Illustrator) 49 copies
Let's Find Out About Houses (Illustrator) 42 copies
Easter Buds Are Springing: Poems for Easter (Illustrator) 25 copies, 1 review
The Green Gourd: A North Carolina Folktale (Foreword) 24 copies, 2 reviews
The Barker Twins: Triple Check-Up (Illustrator) 21 copies
Ghost Poems (Illustrator) 20 copies
Once upon Dinkelsbuhl (Illustrator) 19 copies
Look in the Mirror (Illustrator) 19 copies
The Tiger and the Rabbit and Other Tales (Illustrator) 19 copies, 1 review
Read for Joy! (Illustrator) 16 copies
Sound Science (Illustrator) 14 copies
Marc the Magnificent (Illustrator) 12 copies, 1 review
The Rocking-Chair Ghost (Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions) 9 copies
Pick It Up (Illustrator, some editions) 8 copies
Tricky Peik and Other Picture Tales (Illustrator, some editions) 7 copies
Sound (Illustrator) 6 copies
Finders keepers, losers weepers (Illustrator) 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1977 (Cover artist; Illustrator) 2 copies
Hold Everything (Illustrator) 1 copy
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