1. Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona.
15 Facts About Tomie dePaola
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Tomie dePaola received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.
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Tomie dePaola had one brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Judie and Maureen.
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Tomie dePaola was a pupil and lifelong friend of Roger Crossgrove.
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Tomie dePaola received a Master of Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1969 and a doctoral equivalency from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco.
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Tomie dePaola taught art at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, from 1976 to 1978.
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Tomie dePaola provided illustrations for Maggie and the Monster Baby by Elizabeth Winthrop.
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The first published book that Tomie dePaola illustrated was a 1965 volume in the Coward-McCann series "Science is what and why": Sound, written by Lisa Miller.
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Tomie dePaola's writing career spanned over 50 years during which he worked on more than 270 books.
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Tomie dePaola's husband isn't listed as one of his survivors in his 2020 obituary.
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Tomie dePaola was badly injured in a fall in his barn studio the previous week and died of complications following surgery.
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Tomie dePaola was survived by his two sisters Judith and Maureen and many nieces and nephews.
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In 2011, Tomie dePaola received the biennial Children's Literature Legacy Award from the US children's librarians, which recognizes a living author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made "a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children".
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Tomie dePaola won the 1994 Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society for Christopher, the Holy Giant and the 2000 Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association for Night of Las Posadas.
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Tomie dePaola won the 2000 Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award from the Educational Paperback Association for his cumulative "significant contribution to the educational paperback business".