Tomie dePaola

De Paola, Tomie.

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Thomas Anthony de Paola was born in Meriden, Connecticut. He became interested in art at an early age. After graduating from high school, he attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 1956, he graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He taught art at Newton College of the Sacred Heart from 1962 to 1966, then moved to California where he taught at San Francisco College for Women from 1967 to 1970. His first illustrated book, *Sound*, was published in 1965. In 1969, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He relocated to New England and taught art at Chamberlayne Junior College in Boston from 1972 to 1973. He then became an associate professor, designer, and technical director in the Speech and Theater department at Colby-Sawyer College from 1973 to 1976. In 1976, he received the Caldecott Honor for *Strega Nona* (1976). In 1978 he left teaching to become a full-time author and illustrator, while still living in New London, New Hampshire. Tomi passed away in March, 2020.

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Where Are You, Brontë?
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Giants' Visitor
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Tomie Depaola's Book of Poems
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Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
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The giants go camping
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I love you, mouse
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Four Scary Stories
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Tomie Depaola's Book of Christmas Carols
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Pages of music
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Tomie dePaola's Favorite nursery tales
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Pascual and the Kitchen Angels
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The popcorn book
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Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
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Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?
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Slow, Slow Sloths
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Christina's Carol
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Petook
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Jingle, the Christmas Clown
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The story of the Three Wise Kings
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The Cloud Book
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I Will Talk to You, Little One
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Hurry, Santa!
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Oliver Button is a Sissy
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Snip Snip Little Lambs
Representative edition published 2020
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