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.
 Strega Nona
| 4.41 | 42 reads | |
 Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
| 4.75 | 7 reads | |
 The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
| 4 | 5 reads | |
 Strega Nona
| 3.5 | 6 reads | |
 The Knight and the Dragon
| 3.75 | 5 reads | |
 The Legend of the Bluebonnet
| 4.67 | 5 reads | |
 Pancakes for Breakfast
| 3.33 | 2 reads | |
 The art lesson
| 4.33 | 3 reads | |
 Charlie Needs a Cloak
| 4.5 | 3 reads | |
 Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
| 4.67 | 3 reads | |
 The Legend of Old Befana: An Italian Christmas Story
| 4 | 4 reads | |
 The Vanishing Pumpkin
| 4.5 | 2 reads | |
 Strega Nona Strega Nona: Her Story
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 26 Fairmount Avenue (Newbery Honor Book, 2000)
| 5 | 1 read | |
 The Legend of the Poinsettia
| 5 | 1 read | |
 My First Halloween My First Halloween
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 Cloud Book
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 The writings of Henry David Thoreau.
| 4.5 | 2 reads | |
 Quiet
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Now One Foot, Now the Other
| 4.5 | 2 reads | |
 The Popcorn Book
| 4 | 3 reads | |
 Francis Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi
| 3.5 | 2 reads | |
 Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
| 4.33 | 3 reads | |
 Strega Nona
| 4.5 | 2 reads | |
 Strega Nona takes a vacation
| 4.67 | 3 reads | |
 Big Anthony and the Magic Ring
| 4.67 | 3 reads | |
 The clown of God
| 4.33 | 3 reads | |
 Strega Nona Does It Again
| 4 | 2 reads | |
 An early American Christmas
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Four friends in autumn
| 3.5 | 2 reads | |
 The night of Las Posadas
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
| 4.5 | 2 reads | |
 Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Here We All Are (26 Fairmount Avenue)
| 5 | 2 reads | |
Helga's Dowry Helga's Dowry: A Troll Love Story
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Kid's Cat Book Kid's Cat Book
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Tony's Bread
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Jamie O'Rourke and the big potato
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 The birds of Bethlehem
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Jingle the Christmas Clown
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes
| 3.5 | 2 reads | |
 The Magical World of Strega Nona: a Treasury
| 5 | 2 reads | |
 The Quilt Story
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Wings
| 5 | 1 read | |
 The Friendly Beasts: an Old English Christmas Carol | 5 | 0 reads | |
 Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 The Giants' Farm
| 0 | 1 read | |
 George Washington's Breakfast
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 Erandi's Braids
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The family Christmas tree book
| 5 | 1 read | |
 The Baby Sister
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Bill and Pete to the Rescue
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 The Song of Francis
| 4 | 1 read | |
 When everyone was fast asleep
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Four Friends at Christmas
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Pascual and the Kitchen Angels
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Fight the night
| 0 | 1 read | |
 El libro de las arenas movedizas
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Tom
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Knight and the Dragon
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Things Will Never Be the Same
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Tomie dePaola's book of Bible stories
| 4 | 1 read | |
 On My Way
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
| 3 | 1 read | |
 My first Easter
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Guess who's coming to Santa's for dinner?
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Baby's first Christmas
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Strega Nona
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Big Anthony His Story
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Bonjour Mr. Satie
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Country angel Christmas
| 5 | 1 read | |
 The Tyrannosaurus Game
| 0 | 1 read | |
 The miracles of Jesus
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
| 5 | 1 read | |
 For the duration
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
| 3 | 1 read | |
 The first Christmas
| 5 | 0 reads | |
 Bill and Pete
| 4 | 1 read | |
 The Hunter and the Animals
| 0 | 1 read | |
 I'm Still Scared
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Patrick
| 5 | 1 read | |
 My first Thanksgiving
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Things to make and do for Valentine's Day
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 The Friendly Beasts
| 4 | 1 read | |
 26 Fairmount Avenue: Books 1-4: 26 Fairmount Avenue; Here We All Are; On My Way; What a Year!
| 0 | 1 read | |
 Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
| 4 | 1 read | |
 Mary Mary: The Mother of Jesus
| 0 | 0 reads | |
My First Songs My First Songs
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 Strega Nona: Her Story as Told by Tomie DePaola
| 0 | 0 reads | |
 Andy, That's My Name
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Strega Nona's Magic Ring
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Too Many Bunnies
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Strega Nona and the Twins
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Joy to the World: Tomie's Christmas Stories
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Why?: The War Years
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book
| 5 | 1 read | |
 Lady of Guadalupe
| 5 | 1 read |