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After reading so many of Tomie dePaola’s book, I was curious about his personal life. I have to say that I am a big fan of his now, especially after learning more about who he is as a person. This autobiographical goes into dePaola’s childhood life when he was younger. I learned about how he was as a child in kindergarten. When he was younger he got into trouble with his teacher for talking too much and when he took over the whole play and was so proud of himself then his mother told him he has to apologize to Johnny and miss Immick. He was also a kind hearted and sweet kid. For example, he valentine’s day box he made for the class and for Miss Immick. Also, when he helped his mother prepare the nursery and also waited for his mother to come home from the hospital with his baby sister, Maureen. I loved how this all shows us a bit of character. I would highly recommend this book to other because it is really entertaining! ( )

The author/illustrator revisits his five-year-old self and recounts some of his childhood memories. ( )

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.