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Tomie dePaola facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tomie dePaola | |
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| Born | Thomas Anthony dePaola (1934-09-15)September 15, 1934 Meriden, Connecticut, US |
| Died | March 30, 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 85) Lebanon, New Hampshire, US |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1965–2020 |
| Genre | Children'spicture books, folklore, educational paperbacks |
| Notable works | Strega Nona |
| Notable awards | Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal 2011 |
| Relatives | Frances McLaughlin-Gill and Kathryn Abbe (twin cousins) |
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Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) 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.
Early life and education
DePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, to a family of Irish and Italian heritage, the son of Joseph and Florence May (Downey) DePaola. He had one brother, Joseph (nicknamed Buddy), and two sisters, Judi
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Children's Author/Illustrator Biographies
dePaola, Tomie
September 15, 1934 -
Author/Illustrator
www.tomie.com
2000 Ludington Award Winner
SOURCE CITATION
"Thomas Anthony dePaola." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007.
Photograph provided by Penguin Young Readers Group.
BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
"Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular creators of picture books for children in America today," state Richard F. Abrahamson and Marilyn Colvin in Reading Teacher. Calling dePaola "an artist and writer of seemingly boundless energy," Anne Sherrill noted in an essay for Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Writers for Children since 1960 that he "has worked in several areas of children's literature." His art illumines the work of dozens of other authors in addition to the scores of books he has written himself. Several critics, such as Abrahamson and Colvin, have found that dePaola is at his best, though, "when he both illustra
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Tomie dePaola
American illustrator and writer (1934–2020)
Tomie dePaola | |
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| Born | Thomas Anthony dePaola (1934-09-15)September 15, 1934 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 85) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Education | Pratt Institute (BFA) |
| Period | 1965–2020 |
| Genre | Children'spicture books, folklore, educational paperbacks |
| Notable works | Strega Nona |
| Notable awards | Children's Literature Legacy Award 2011 |
| Relatives | Frances McLaughlin-Gill and Kathryn Abbe (twin cousins) |
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona.[1][2] He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.[3][4]
Early life and education
DePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, to a family of Irish and Italian heritage, the son of Joseph and Florence
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