Tomie dePaola
A spotlight on the author and illustrator of Strega Nona
2009 marks the 75th birthday of multi-award winning and bestselling author Tomie dePaola! In this special spotlight feature on the prolific artist and writer, we catch up with him in the Penguin offices and chat with him about his recent pop-up success, Brava, Strega Nona! Also in this episode, Penguin Storytime host Liz Shanks reads the classic tale Strega Nona, Her Story...
2009 marks the 75th birthday of multi-award winning and bestselling author Tomie dePaola! In this special spotlight feature on the prolific artist and writer, we catch up with him in the Penguin offices and chat with him about his recent pop-up success, Brava, Strega Nona! Also in this episode, Penguin Storytime host Liz Shanks reads the classic tale Strega Nona, Her Story to the students of the Little Red Schoolhouse and Elisabeth Irwin High School. Finally, we toast Tomie dePaola at a birthday thrown in his honor in New York City.
Tomie dePaola has been published for nearly 40 years; over 6 million copies of his books have sold worldwide; and his books have been published in over 15 different countries.
Tomie has received virtually every significant recognition in the children's book world, including the Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona and the Newbery Honor Award for 26 Fairmount Avenue. Tomie's newest book, Strega Nona's Harvest, is in stores now.
Host Liz Shanks has spent her career reading to groups of children and shares her favorite books, old and new, on this show. One of her missions is to have children rediscover classic books as if they're new again.
Books featured in this episode:
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Strega Nona, Her Story Tomie dePaola Hardcover Putnam Juvenile $16.99  add to cartRead more... |
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Brava, Strega Nona! Tomie dePaola Robert Sabuda Matthew Reinhart Hardcover: Popup Putnam Juvenile $29.99 add to cartRead more... |
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Strega Nona's Harvest Tomie dePaola Hardcover Putnam Juvenile $16.99 add to cartRead more... |
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