Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola has written at least 162 books. Their most popular book is Strega Nona with 44 saves with an average rating of 4.41⭐.
Author Bio
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. He still lives in New London, New Hampshire. Tomi passed away in March, 2020.
1988 • 6 Readers • 44 pages • 4
1978 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 3.3
2001 • 4 Readers • 4.3
1973 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4.5
5 Legends
1980 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4
1983 • 3 Readers • 36 pages • 4.5
3 Readers • 5
1994 • 3 Readers • 36 pages • 5
2015 • 3 Readers • 14 pages • 4
3 Readers • 4
1894 • 3 Readers • 11 pages • 4.5
2018 • 3 Readers • 32 pages • 5
3 Readers • 4.5
1978 • 3 Readers • 36 pages • 4
1982 • 3 Readers • 3.5
1973 • 3 Readers • 4.3
3 Readers • 4.7
#2 of 11 in Strega Nona
1979 • 3 Readers • 32 pages • 4.7
1978 • 3 Readers • 48 pages • 4.3
2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 3.5
2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 4.5
2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 5
1977 • 2 Readers • 5
1979 • 2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 5
2 Readers • 5
1992 • 2 Readers • 40 pages • 5
#12 of 11 in Strega Nona
2017 • 2 Readers • 32 pages • 3.5
2015 • 2 Readers • 224 pages • 5
1996 • 2 Readers • 34 pages
2019 • 1 Reader • 5
1981 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
1995 • 1 Reader • 32 pages
1987 • 1 Reader • 64 pages
1977 • 1 Reader • 47 pages
1969 • 1 Reader • 43 pages
1999 • 1 Reader • 33 pages • 4
2001 • 1 Reader • 4
1994 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 4
1980 • 1 Reader • 36 pages • 5
1996 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
2009 • 1 Reader • 4
1 Reader • 4
2004 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
1 Reader
1993 • 1 Reader • 36 pages
1993 • 1 Reader • 34 pages • 5
1 Reader
#5 of 4 in 26 Fairmount Avenue
2003 • 1 Reader • 81 pages • 5
1 Reader • 4
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 4
1 Reader • 5
1976 • 1 Reader • 39 pages
1 Reader • 4
2022 • 1 Reader • 48 pages • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 5
1981 • 1 Reader • 32 pages
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader • 5
1 Reader
1998 • 1 Reader • 4
2002 • 1 Reader
1992 • 1 Reader • 38 pages • 4
1995 • 1 Reader • 32 pages
2010 • 1 Reader • 14 pages
#6 of 11 in Strega Nona
1996 • 1 Reader • 32 pages
2015 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
2 The Friendly Families Of Fiddle Dee Dee Farms
1989 • 1 Reader • 24 pages • 5
2010 • 1 Reader • 111 pages • 5
#14 of 11 in Strega Nona
2008 • 1 Reader • 5
1980 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5