Tomie de Paola

Author and Illustrator

Tomie de Paola is a famous
author and illustrator. He has
written over 200 books for
children.
An author is a person who writes
books as a job.
An illustrator is a person who
draws pictures for books as a job.
Tomie does his work at his home
in New Hampshire.
Tomie knew he wanted to be an
author and illustrator when he was
only four years old.
His cousins, who were artists,
told him to practice, practice,
practice. Tomie did!
Tomie likes to write many
different kinds of stories. One
group of his stories tell memories
of when he was a little boy.
This is a photograph of Tomie’s
family when he was a little boy.
This is a picture of Tomie’s
grandfather, Tom.
Here’s a photo of Tom with
Tomie’s mom, Flossie.
This is a picture of Tomie’s
favorite art teacher, Mrs. Bowers.
We will learn about all of these
people and more when we read
Tomie’s memory stories.
Tomie also writes books about the
characters Strega Nona and Big
Anthony.
Another great series of books
tell about two friends named
Bill and Pete.
Tomie’s newest series is about
a family of dogs called the
Barkers.
Tomie’s illustrations and
stories make his books very
special books to read!
We will read many of Tomie’s
books and learn all about his life
this year in library class!

Tomie Books Are Great!!

You can learn more about Tomie
at home by going to his website.
 We can also learn
more about Tomie by
listening to him tell
us about himself in
these special
interviews.

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