
Author
Tomie dePaola
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona.
Honors
1 Newbery Medal honor, 1 Caldecott Medal honor, 2 Texas Bluebonnet Award shortlistings
Biography
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.
Books


The Cat on the Dovrefell

Too Many Bunnies
BluebonnetThe Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist
Newbery26 Fairmount Avenue
Newbery Medal Honor

Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka

Here We All Are

Snip Snip Little Lambs

The Night of Las Posadas

Fight the night

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Andy-Thats My Name

The Baby Sister

Bill and Pete To Rescue

Days of the blackbird

Friendly Beasts

Knight and the Dragon

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Legend of the poinsettia

Bill and Pete

Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile

Strega Nona meets her match

The legend of the Indian paintbrush

Tony's Bread

My first Chanukah

The Parables of Jesus

Christopher

I love you sun, I love you moon

Kit and Kat

The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

Tom

Bonjour Mr. Satie

Jingle, the Christmas Clown

Patrick

Little Grunt and the Big Egg

Petook

Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible Stories

The Walking Coat

Hey diddle diddle & other Mother Goose rhymes
CaldecottStrega Nona
Caldecott Medal Honor

An Early American Christmas

Michael Bird-Boy

The miracles of Jesus

Queen Esther

Sing, Pierrot, Sing

The Hunter and the Animals

The story of the Three Wise Kings

Francis, the poor man of Assisi

Fin M'Coul

Four Stories for Four Seasons

Big Anthony and the Magic Ring

Oliver Button is a Sissy

The Kids' Cat Book

The Magic Pasta Pot

Oh, Such Foolishness!

Pancakes for Breakfast

The Christmas pageant

The popcorn book

Helga's Dowry

Quicksand book

The giants' farm

The Cloud Book

Charlie Needs a Cloak

The unicorn and the moon

Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup

The morning glory

Things to make and do for Valentine's Day
More books by Tomie dePaola
- Marianna May and Nursey
Marianna May and Nursey