Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11448-7
This autobiographical, typically sunny work celebrates the author's childhood bond with his grandfather. ""Touches of old-world humor and wisdom add sparkle,"" said PW. Ages 4-8. (June)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $9.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0812-2
In lively prose and folksy paintings, dePaola tells of the Italian brother who forsook his worldly possessions to travel from village to village helping the poor and sheltering animals. All ages. (Mar.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (20p) ISBN 978-0-399-21662-6
DePaola creates two inviting, sturdy little books in a new series for younger preschoolers called The Friendly Families of Fiddle-Dee-Dee Farms. The Woolsey family (of sweetly anthropomorphized sheep) have just had their spring haircuts. However, an
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $25.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-399-21540-7
Like Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose , this most recent addition to the dePaola anthologies is thoughtfully compiled and organized. The opening poem, ``There is no frigate like a book'' by Emily Dickinson, prepares the way for the entries that follow,...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0636-4
DePaola retells New Testament parables, many of which invite further discussion about their messages (some of the parables will require a bit of puzzling through for picture book readers). The palette of the illustrations has an intense, hand-mixed...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $27.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-399-21690-9
In this 128-page anthology of 37 Bible stories and prayers, dePaola wisely works from the New International Version, the contemporary translation of the Bible, to make these tales accessible to young readers. Jonah in the whale, Noah and his animal...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22421-8
Despite the seven-year absence of Strega Nona (last seen in Merry Christmas, Strega Nona ), her faithful fans won't be fooled by the pessimistic title of her new adventure: this witch has more than one potion up her sleeve. When Strega Amelia (a...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-21692-3
In the tradition of his The Legend of the Bluebonnet and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, dePaola offers another gracious retelling of a timeless folktale. His skillfully pared-down narrative and paintings that glow with strong colors present...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0617-3
DePaola begins with a historical note that surely will intrigue children: in Colonial New England, the celebration of Christmas was shunned in many villages. He depicts the arrival of a German family into one such town, showing their careful, loving
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22908-4
Reaching deep into the treasured memories of his own childhood, dePaola pulls out a plum. Little Tommy eagerly anticipates the arrival of a new sibling, and prays nightly for ""a baby sister with a red ribbon in her hair."" Household preparations...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22818-6
DePaola executes a clever concept with his trademark charm and humor, offering a prequel to the series that began in 1976 with the Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona. Here the author/artist tells how his charismatic character came to become a strega (w
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0862-7
Doubts about the historical existence of Christopher, long the patron saint of travelers, prompted the Catholic Church to remove his name from the calendar of saints in 1969; fortunately dePaola, as he states in an afterword, wanted Christopher's...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Little Simon $3.95 (14p) ISBN 978-0-671-61725-7
Simple stories personify dePaola's Kitten Kids collection, about adorably childlike kitten siblings Katie and her little brother Kit. The Good Idea is to tie blocks to the pedals of Kit's new trike so his feet will be able to reach. Cousin Tom is a...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-22761-5
PW called this picture book a ``gem . . . perhaps one of dePaola's best.'' Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11773-0
PW's starred review praised this ""richly textured"" autobiographical tale about a boy eager for the birth of a new sibling. Ages 4-8. (June)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-21777-7
According to PW , this tale of Little Gopher's artistic dreams is ``related with deceptive simplicity by dePaola; he enhances the plainness of the story with his primitive illustrations and . . . finds inspiration in the colors of the sunset.'' Ages
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22003-6
William Everett Crocodile and his friend, a talking toothbrush named Pete, journey down the famous river on an unexpectedly exciting class excursion. Ages 4-8. (July)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-21693-0
How did panettone , the rich Italian Christmas bread, get its name? With tongue firmly in cheek, dePaola provides this confection as a reply. Chubby Serafina, the baker Antonio's daughter, spends her days eating candy and weeping by the window. For...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $17.95 (81p) ISBN 978-0-399-21432-5
Unlike dePaola's recent An Early American Christmas, which shows the dawn of holiday jubilance in a New England village, this book portrays the more serene aspects of Christmas, of reverance and religious imagery. The selections are mostly familiar""
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Tomie dePaola, Author Grosset & Dunlap $3.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-448-42544-3
Originally introduced in Meet the Barkers, canines Morgan and Moffat return in Tomie dePaola's Boss for a Day. In this addition to the All Aboard Reading series, dePaola's pooches try trading places. In Hide-and-Seek All Week, endless haggling ...
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Tomie dePaola, Author G. P. Putnam's Sons $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24164-2
The Barker Twins are back in Tomie dePaola's Trouble in the Barkers' Class. Morgie and Moffie and their classmates welcome new student Carole Anne, until it turns out she's mean to everyone-especially Morgie. The children try cutting Carole Anne
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Tomie dePaola, Author Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23189-6
A companion to Strega Nona: Her Story, dePaola's breezy bio of Strega Nona's bumbling sidekick, Big Anthony, can be thoroughly enjoyed by readers whether they are new to the series or longtime fans. The tale opens with the christening of the newborn
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Tomie dePaola, Author . Putnam $13.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23708-9
In DePaola's (26 Fairmount Avenue) first book in a planned series, inspired by dePaola's beloved English terriers, excitement builds for twin pups Morgan and Moffat Barker as their first day of school approaches. Moffie, who was born 10...
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Tomie dePaola, Author . Picture Puffin $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11893-5
PW's starred review of this companion volume to Strega Nona: Her Story
said, "Readers will find much to chuckle at, and kids will likely flip back to the start of the book, to relive bumbling Big Anthony's early life all over again."
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Tomie dePaola, Author . Picture Puffin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11924-6
In a starred review, PW
wrote, "Lazy but lovable Jamie O'Rourke returns in this dandy and original Irish folktale."
Ages 4-6. (Jan.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author . Puffin $5.99 (, $5.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-698-11948-2
DePaola's drawings lend his characteristic warmth and humor to this third installment in the 26 Fairmount Avenue chapter-book series, based on the author/artist's childhood. Ages 7-10. (June)
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Tomie dePaola. Holiday House, $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-3443-5
Rather than go the route of many before him in this genre and provide a catalogue of all the things that readers should be thankful for, dePaola takes a different tack: he urges his audience to be fully present in and grateful for the world around...
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Tomie dePaola. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25649-3
Strega Nona and her entire Calabrian village are busy preparing for holiday feasts, from the Feast of St. Nicholas on December 6 to Il Capodanno (New Year’s Day) and beyond. On January 5, the eve of the Epiphany, when everyone traditionally cooks...
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Tomie dePaola, Author . Puffin $5.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-14-240155-2
This installment in the series set at 26 Fairmount Avenue finds Tomie enjoying a new sled, going to see Fantasia
, celebrating a traditional Italian Easter and struggling to understand what is happening in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Ages 7-up. (M
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $6.99 (36p) ISBN 978-0-399-24327-1
A sturdy format gives classic Tomie dePaola nursery rhymes and bedtime stories staying power. Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales, adapted from Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales, contains retellings aimed at youngest fans of the titular story...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24326-4
A sturdy format gives classic Tomie dePaola nursery rhymes and bedtime stories staying power. Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales, adapted from Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales, contains retellings aimed at youngest fans of the titular story...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Grupo Editorial Norma $8.95 (0p) ISBN 978-958-04-4290-5
K-Gr 3-This book details Tommy's dream of having a baby sister with a red ribbon in her hair and his excitement when she arrives. Many of the specifics of the story are universal feeling the mother's stomach as the unborn baby moves, wondering...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (14p) ISBN 978-0-399-21780-7
With simple text and clear cheerful illustrations, dePaola has created a board-book introduction to Chanukah. The opening spread depicts an inviting primary landscape, with menorahs glowing in a window of each house. Following pages identify the...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22929-9
In Northern Italy, legend has it that the weather is so cold during the last three days of January that the white doves that take shelter in the chimney tops emerge black from soot. The Italians call this time of year ""Le Giornate della Merla"" (the
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $6.95 (26p) ISBN 978-0-8234-1169-6
DePaola's retelling of the story of St. Christopher may be the artist's ``most distinctive work to date,'' said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-8. (Jan.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22417-1
The newest addition to this prolific author's library of autobiographical picture books celebrates his childhood relationship with his grandfather--``We're named after each other, Tommy. That's why I want you to call me Tom instead of Grandpa.''...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22257-3
This inspired Irish folktale clearly illustrates that taking the easy way out of a situation is sometimes more trouble than it's worth. Potato farmer Jamie O'Rourke, ``the laziest man in all of Ireland,'' is unfortunately not the brightest of men...
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Tomie dePaola, Author Holiday House $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0730-9
The whole Grunt tribe is looking forward to a giant omelet when Little Grunt's egg hunt unearths a huge specimen. Their smiles of anticipation turn to frowns when the potential brunch source blossoms into a freshly hatched dinosaur. George is a...
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Tomie dePaola, Putnam, $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25478-9
In this small-format book, dePaola masterfully pairs simple words and resonant images. Rendered in acrylics and inspired by the folk art of the Otomi people from Puebla, Mexico, the pictures offer primitive depictions of natural phenomena. Celestial
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Tomie dePaola, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-21395-3
On Monday Bill Crocodile learns about his hometown on the River Nile from a spectacled Ms. Ibis; on Tuesday, about the Sphinx; Pharaohs, burial chambers and pyramids on Wednesday; Thursday is the day for the Sacred Eye of Isis. Finally, on Friday,...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Claire Ewart, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22415-7
DePaola ( Strega Nona ) retells--but does not illustrate--a legend about the origin of the jewel-patterned Persian rug. King Balash's brilliant giant diamond is stolen by a stranger who accidentally drops it onto a rocky plain, where the jewel...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie DePaola, Read by , read by the author. Listening Library $25 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8072-0544-0
Nobody tells an anecdote better than the person who lived through it. This is one of the reasons that author-illustrator dePaola's picture-book autobiographies (26 Fairmount Avenue; Here We All Are; On My Way) have been such a success. On this...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Edward Lear, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-21782-1
When Uncle Satie, a debonair cat-about-town, comes to visit his niece and nephew, he regales the youngsters with tales of his escapades in Gay Paree. Satie ran with quite a crowd, it seems--numbering among his friends and acquaintances Gertrude...
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Tomie dePaola. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4814-7754-3
Nature is a whirl of activity—“busy as busy can be,” renowned children’s book creator dePaola writes—when a scarf-clad grandfather (who resembles the author) goes walking in the park with two of his grandchildren. A dragonfly buzzes through the air,
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Tomie dePaola, illus. by Doug Salati. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9800-5
It is long ago, in a place “along an ancient road.” The beloved old king has died, and the young prince is chosen to assume the throne. Though the prince is young and shy—and not much older than some in this book’s target audience—he is thoughtful...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $5.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-399-24010-2
Tomie de Paola brings back the Barker Twins in two bilingual concept books, Marcos Counts and Marcos Colors. In the first title, the youngest Barker learns to count from one to 10 from Moffie, who presents the numbers in English while Marco...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25442-0
A young narrator praises his mother for such maternal deeds as knowing when to change his diaper when he was a baby, baking “the best” cookies, and serving a warm breakfast when it's cold out. More diverting are revelations of her...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $13.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23865-9
When they adopt Marcos, a Spanish-speaking toddler, the Barkers become bilingual in the latest addition to Tomie dePaola's popular series A New Barker in the House. The youngsters engage in various activities, with thought balloons describing the
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25210-5
Introducing Francis of Assisi to the very young, dePaola retells the story of the saint's sermon to the birds, omitting any references to preaching and without identifying it as an episode from the saint's life. Instead, he depicts Francis
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $17.99 (51p) ISBN 978-0-399-24754-5
DePaola (the 26 Fairmount Avenue series) has frequently mined his childhood to create memorable tales; here he taps into his 35-year-plus residency in northern New Hampshire. Organized by seasons, these homespun vignettes are flavored with a North...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $19.99 (88p) ISBN 978-0-399-24622-7
DePaola (26 Fairmount Avenue
) waxes nostalgic in slightly new territory here—a series of autobiographical vignettes of Christmases past aimed at an audience beyond children. From his earliest childhood memories of his family's faux...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $15.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-23208-4
Little Jane Allison, William Everett (Bill) Crocodile's cousin, has disappeared from the banks of the Nile in dePaola's third, likable, loony adventure starring crackerjack sleuth Bill and his best pal (and trusty toothbrush), Pete the plover. An...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Puffin $5.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-14-240536-9
In a starred review, PW
wrote, "Telling the story of the 16th-century Spanish boy who became the patron saint of the kitchen, dePaola serves up a particularly well-flavored offering." Ages 4-up. (Jan.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $13.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-399-23496-5
DePaola continues to share engaging childhood memories in this breezy follow-up to 26 Fairmount Avenue, his inaugural chapter book and a Newbery Honor title. Opening with a chatty tour of their just-completed house, the five-year-old narrator...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Puffin $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-14-240271-9
For this Italian Emperor's Nightingale, "dePaola spins the tale with panache, imbuing it with a folktale-like timelessness," according to PW
. Ages 5-up. (Feb.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $13.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-399-23982-3
In a starred review of the series launch, PW wrote, ""26 Fairmount Avenue is an address readers will eagerly revisit in the series' subsequent tales,"" and Things Will Never Be the Same by Tomie dePaola lives up to its predecessors. In this fifth
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $5.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-399-24011-9
Tomie de Paola brings back the Barker Twins in two bilingual concept books, Marcos Counts and Marcos Colors. In the first title, the youngest Barker learns to count from one to 10 from Moffie, who presents the numbers in English while Marco...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25291-4
DePaola's bighearted witch returns in a winning tale about generosity and cooperation. When the full moon shines at the end of May, Strega Nona enlists Big Anthony and Bambolona to help plant her annual vegetable garden. After singing to the...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85980-9
Originally published as part of Four Stories for Four Seasons (1977), Four Friends in Autumn by Tomie dePaola follows Mistress Pig as she invites her friends, Mister Frog, Missy Cat and Master Dog, over for a fancy dinner to celebrate the lovely...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24338-7
DePaola (26 Fairmount Avenue
) takes the stage in this latest story inspired by his childhood memories. For young Tommy, all the world—and especially all of kindergarten—is a stage. Tommy did such a swell job as Pilgrim John Alden in the
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-24271-7
The table's set for family fun with all the fixings—and fussing—that come with holiday gatherings when Santa decides to invite all
his relatives to Christmas dinner. A surprised but supportive Mrs. C. gets things in order while "
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24214-4
Telling the story of the 16th-century Spanish boy who became the patron saint of the kitchen, dePaola (The Night of Las Posadas
; The Legend of the Poinsettia
) serves up a particularly well-flavored offering. Working in his signature style, he...
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Tomie dePaola. Penguin/Paulsen, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25780-3
No stranger to holiday stories, dePaola (Strega Nona’s Gift; The Night Before Christmas) offers a bird’s-eye view of the Nativity. Pairs of excited, colorful birds share the strange occurrences they’ve noticed (“We were roosting in a tree on the...
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Tomie dePaola. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-25781-0
When Strega Nona agrees to host the daughter of a cousin, she doesn’t know what she’s in for. Angelina shows up with mountains of luggage, conscripts Bambolona and Big Anthony into service as a maid and footman, and has both of them help her...
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Tomie dePaola. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-16154-4
In this small treasure from master
storyteller dePaola, a young man named Jack is seen in a half-timbered house, a quill and a candle on the desk behind him. His direct gaze and tranquil half-smile give him the air of a medieval saint. “Grandpa,”...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator . Putnam $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-23866-6
There's no pumpkin coach or glass slipper in sight, but Cinderella fans will find much to like in dePaola's (26 Fairmount Avenue) original twist, infused with Mexican warmth and color. Following her father's sudden death, Adelita is left
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In a starred review PW
wrote, "DePaola continues to share engaging childhood memories in this breezy follow-up to 26 Fairmount Avenue, his inaugural chapter book and a Newbery Honor title." Ages 7-10. (Oct.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82697-9
In this charming 1973 book, the big kids dismiss Andy as too little to play with, but they're happy to make words out of his name. Ages 3-7. (Aug.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85282-4
Mister Frog, Missy Cat, Master Dog and Mistress Pig star in Tomie dePaola's Four Friends at Christmas, adapted from dePaola's 1977 Four Stories for Four Seasons.
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $7.99 (16p) ISBN 978-0-399-23959-5
Tomie dePaola adapts his 1978 The Christmas Pageant for the board book Tomie's Little Christmas Pageant, in which the boy narrator winningly tells the story of Christmas: ""Welcome to our play. It is about a baby who was born many, many years ago
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85693-8
Tomie dePaola's Four Friends in Summer, originally published in 1977 (as chapters entitled ""Spring"" and ""Summer"" in Four Stories for Four Seasons), follows Master Dog, Missy Cat, Mistress Pig and Mister Frog as they go rowing on a lake and...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $13.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-399-23797-3
Tomie turns six in What a Year by Tomie dePaola, the fourth installment in his 26 Fairmount Avenue autobiographical series. Adventure awaits as he trick-or-treats with his baby brother, battles a case of chicken pox that threatens to keep him out
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $7.99 (34p) ISBN 978-0-399-24270-0
Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems (1988) is reconceived in board book form in Tomie's Little Book of Poems. PW called the original compilation ""thoughtfully compiled and organized"" and praised the illustrations, rendered in the artist's signature ...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Harcourt Children's Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-253183-6
Strega Nona is busily preparing for her annual feast for the whole town of Calabria, a place readers will remember from the Caldecott Honor-winning Strega Nona. Because ""Christmas has a magic of its own,'' Strega Nona and her bumbling assistant Big
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23400-2
Hispanic holiday customs take center stage in this exquisitely wrought story. Lupe and Roberto are to play Mary and Joseph in the Christmas pageant in their village outside Santa Fe, but their truck gives out in a snowstorm. A mysterious couple...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator G. P. Putnam's Sons $16.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-21688-6
A boy named Tommy loves to draw with his Binney & Smith Crayola crayons, and these pictures hang on his side of the room, in his mother's kitchen, at the barber shop where his father works, in the store of his Irish grandparents and in the home of...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11836-2
Full-color pictures, newly created by the author 15 years after the book's original publication, add to this spirited true story based on dePaola's childhood memories of his grandmothers. Fans of his Newbery Honor book 26 Fairmount Avenue will...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $13.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-671-88633-2
Droll illustrations accompany cozy tales of a quartet of animal friends as they celebrate the seasons. Ages 3-8. (Jan.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator G. P. Putnam's Sons $14.99 (57p) ISBN 978-0-399-23246-6
Kicking off a series by the same name, dePaola's effervescent chapter book recounts some memorable moments from the author's early years, surrounded by loving family members and friends. Fans will recognize a few of the cast members from the author's
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Puffin Books $7.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-698-11884-3
In this third book in the series, the crocodiles find themselves relocated from the banks of the Nile to New Orleans. ""Readers will delight in this dynamic duo and will happily accompany them to any continent,"" said PW. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Holiday House $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0924-2
Fans of the prolific dePaola's heartfelt celebrations of religious themes will welcome this handsome picture-book biography. His signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady of Guadalupe , dePaola effectively integrates both the
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Voyager Paperbacks $7 (48p) ISBN 978-0-15-668140-7
Even though Oliver doesn't win first prize at a talent show, his parents and classmates cease their jeering of his ``sissy'' pursuits. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $6 (32p) ISBN 978-0-15-670768-8
With visions of pancakes dancing in her head, a little old lady goes to great lengths to procure the necessary ingredients. Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
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Tomie dePaola, with Jim Lewis, illus. by
dePaola. Simon & Schuster, $8.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4814-4155-1
DePaola and Muppets writer Lewis kick off a picture-book series with a sunny story of first friendship, which follows a short, brown-skinned boy named Andy as he gets to know Sandy, a girl with round eyeglasses and a mop of curly red hair. The...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator, Robert Clarke Sabuda, Illustrator , illus. by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. Putnam $29.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-399-24453-7
DePaola's timeless Tuscan heroine trades in her magic spells in a pop-up book that will be best appreciated by kids who already know Strega Nona, Big Anthony and the rest. There's little storytelling: the initial spread has a small...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Margaret Frith, Editor, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23562-7
There's no rest for a talented strega. At least that's what dePaola's (26 Fairmont Avenue) beloved Italian witch, Strega Nona, concludes in her latest romp. Strega Nona has been dreaming of childhood vacations spent at the seashore with her Grandma...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Golden Books, Author Golden Books $3.95 (29p) ISBN 978-0-307-10613-1
DePaola fans who expect delightful sequels to the Kitten Kids board books (published last year by Simon & Schuster) are in for a disappointment. Although these new tales are based on characters he created, they are fairly successful imitations of...
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Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie Depoala, Author, Margaret Frith, Editor Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23467-5
Lazy but lovable Jamie O'Rourke, last seen harvesting a spectacular spud in Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato, returns in this dandy original Irish folktale. When Jamie's wife goes to visit her sister for a few days, she leaves a well-stocked larder:
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Patricia MacLachlan, illus. by Tomie dePaola. S&S/McElderry, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4814-2062-4
It’s nearly time for the moon to rise, and all of nature knows what that means. “The moon’s almost here./ Mama duck drifts to shore,” writes Newbery Medalist MacLachlan in lullaby-like verse. “Ducklings swim after:/ One, two, three, and four.” On...
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Antonio Madrigal, Author, Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23212-1
Erandi, a Mexican girl, looks forward to her birthday and a forthcoming village fiesta with great anticipation--after all, she hopes to have a new dress to wear. But Erandi's dreams of pretty things are soon interrupted. Mam 's fishing net, with...
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Thomas Yeomans, Author, Tomie dePaola, Author, Tomie dePaola, Illustrator Holiday House $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-0526-8
An old man whose wife is long dead is loved by the other villagers, who bring him food and clothing. In return, he learns the ""ways of healing.'' One night he is awakened by shepherds. He goes to yell at them, but sees a sky full of stars and is...
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Tomie dePaola. Little Simon, $7.99 (14p) ISBN 978-1-5344-6405-6
This board book from the late Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor author-illustrator features Santa as he prepares for the big night. DePaola emphasizes the urgency of Santa’s situation from the opening lines, “Hurry, Santa!” repeated throughout....
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Christina Rossetti, illus. by Tomie dePaola. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5344-1848-6
Based on the 1872 Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter” by poet Rossetti, this illustrated edition combines previously published artwork and unseen art from the late dePaola’s personal collection. The artist’s trademark style brings charm to the...
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