Awards

• Commended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2000
• Commended for Newbery Medal 2000
• Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2001
• Short-listed for Monarch Award 2005
• Winner of Bookseller's Choice (Beginning Readers) 2000

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Author:   Tomie dePaola
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   G P Putnam's Sons
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9780399232466

ISBN 10:   039923246
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   05 April 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 10 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Children/juvenile ,  Undergraduate ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Kicking off a series by the same name, dePaola recounts some memorable moments from . . .[his] early years, surrounded by loving family members and friends. --<b>Publishers Weekly</b>, starred review

?dePaola successfully evokes the voice of a precocious, inquisitive five-year-old everyone would want to befriend.? ? Publishers Weekly , starred review ?The immediacy of detail resists nostalgia, and dePaola is wise to what recent graduates of his picture books will find interesting.? ? The Horn Book , starred review

?dePaola successfully evokes the voice of a precocious, inquisitive five-year-old everyone would want to befriend.? ? Publishers Weekly , starred review<p> ?The immediacy of detail resists nostalgia, and dePaola is wise to what recent graduates of his picture books will find interesting.? ? The Horn Book , starred review<p><br><br>

dePaola successfully evokes the voice of a precocious, inquisitive five-year-old everyone would want to befriend. Publishers Weekly , starred review<p> The immediacy of detail resists nostalgia, and dePaola is wise to what recent graduates of his picture books will find interesting. The Horn Book , starred review<p>

Author Information

Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934 to a family of Irish and Italian background. By the time he could hold a pencil, he knew what his life's work would be. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California.It drove him through the years of teaching, designing greeting cards and stage sets, and painting church murals until 1965, when he illustrated his first children's book, Sound, by Lisa Miller for Coward-McCann. Eventually, freed of other obligations, he plunged full time into both writing and illustrating children's books.He names Fra Angelico and Giotto, Georges Rouault, and Ben Shahn as major influences on his work, but he soon found his own unique style. His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his ""singular attainment in children's literature,"" the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his ""continued distinguished contribution,"" and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.Tomie dePaola has published almost 200 children's books in fifteen different countries. He remains one of the most popular creators of books for children, receiving more than 100,000 fan letters each year.Tomie lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. His studio is in a large renovated 200-year-old barn.- He has been published for over 30 years. - Over 5 million copies of his books have sold worldwide. - His books have been published in over 15 different countries. - He receives nearly 100,000 fan letters each year.Tomie dePaola has received virtually every significant recognition forhis books in the children's book world, including-- Caldecott Honor Award from American Library Association - Newbery Honor Award from American Library Association - Smithson Medal from Smithsonian Institution - USA nominee in illustration for Hans Christian Andersen Medal - Regina Medal from Catholic Library Associationcopyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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