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Caroline Moran

 Born Thomas Anthony

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dePaola on September 15, 1934 Meriden, CT 3 Siblings:

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Joseph Jr. Maureen Judie

Parents: Joseph & Florence

Grandparents

Irish and Italian heritage

 Career Plans Education

BFA Pratt Institute (1956) MFA California College of

Skowheegan School of Painting

Arts and Crafts (1969) Doctoral equivalency Lone Mountain College (1970)
Summer 1955 Ben Shahn

and Illustration

Benedictine Monastery Taught art Therapy helped his creativity

and productivity

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 Has illustrated 200+ books since his start in 1965

Sound (1965) and Wheels (1965) The Wonderful Dragon of Timlin (1966)

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1973 artwork

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1998 artwork

1998 cover: 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

Chapter book series:

1. 26 Fairmount Avenue (1999)
2. Here We All Are (2000)

3. On My Way (2001)
4. What a Year (2002) 6. Im Still Scared (2005)

5. Things Will NEVER Be the Same (2003) 7. WHY? (2006)

8. For the Duration (2009)

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 Catholic background

Interested in saints, miracles,

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and contemporary liturgical art Wide range of story types: Extensive research

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Interior image from Tomie dePaolas Book of Bible Stories

1990

Right: Country Angel Christmas (1995) Above: sketch from Guess Whos Coming to Santas for Dinner? (2004)

Favorite holiday

Tries to complete a new book every year

Variety of story types

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 Several informational books Injects humor through text and pictures Written and illustrated by dePaola: Charlie Needs a Cloak (1973) The Cloud Book (1975) The Quicksand Book (1977) The Popcorn Book (1978) shown above

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 Extensive research

Irish and Italian heritage

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Less well-known stories

from around the world Style fits the story

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Tonys Bread (1989) Jamie ORourke and the Big Potato (1992) Fin MCoul (1981) The Legend of the Poinsettia (1994)

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (1988) Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe - story by

Tony Johnston (1995)

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Tomie dePaolas Mother Goose

Marked his 20th year in

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publication (1985) 128-page collection Layout design + organization of rhymes make it unique Extensive research + use of classic verses Well-known + less-familiar rhymes

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Strega Nona (1975)

Board Book Version (1997)

Big Anthony and the Magic Ring

(1979)

Strega Nonas Magic Lessons (1982) Merry Christmas, Strega Nona (1986) Strega Nona Meets Her Match (1993) Strega Nona: Her Story (1996) Big Anthony: His Story (1998) Strega Nona Takes a Vacation (2000)

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Pencil

Ink

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Paint

Watercolor

Strega Nona (1975) Strega Nonas Magic Lessons (1982) Strega Nona Takes a Vacation (2000)

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 White birds Hearts Body language

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Country Angel Christmas (1995) Days of the Blackbird (1997) Mice Squeak, We Speak (1997) Tonys Bread (1989)

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Hidden clues & foreshadowing

Strega Nonas Magic Lessons (1982) Helgas Dowry (1977)

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Theatrical and film attributes

Proscenium arch (The

Triumphs of Fuzzy Fogtop - 1979) Sequential art (Jamie ORourke and the Big Potato - 1992)

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Varies throughout his

stories Art usually framed and kept separate from text Sometimes text is part of the picture Space and size used strategically

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Too many to list! Highlights:

1976 Caldecott Honor Award (Strega

Nona)

1981 Kerlan Award (University of

Minnesota) 1983 Regina Medal (Catholic Library Association) 1990 USA nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in Illustration (International Board on Books for Young People IBBY) 2000 Newbery Honor Award (26 Fairmount Avenue) 2003 Life Achievement Award (New Hampshire Writers Project)

Several honorary doctoral degrees

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