Tomie dePaola By Breanne K. and Cecelia G.

Biography Born on Sep.15 1934 in Meriden, Connecticut Now lives in New London, New Hampshire His inspiration was when his mom read him his first picture book he wanted to be a writer Before he was a writer he drew and took tap dance in school years

Interesting Facts Published for 40 years He likes to cook, read, garden, travel, watch movies, likes shopping and popcorn Wrote over 200 books and wrote the stories for over 100 of those books Went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn

Books The Clown of God : an old story Strega Nona collection Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill Days of the Blackbird

Strega Nona Meets Her Match Fin M’Coul Review by Cecelia G. Strega Nona Meets Her Match Review by Breanne K. Click on book Click on picture

Works Cited dePaola, Tomie. Jamie O’ Rourke and the Big Potato. New York. G.P Putnam’s Sons, 1992. Print. dePaola Tomie. Clown of God. New York: Harcourt, 1978. Print. dePaola, Tomie. Little Grunt and the Big Egg. New York: Holiday House,1990. Print. dePaola, Tomie. For Stories For Seasons. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. Print. dePaola, Tomie "About Tomie." Tomie.com. Web. 13 Jan 2011. <http://www.tomie.com/about_tomie/index.html>. Woods, Mae. Tomie dePaola. Edina, MN: ABDO, 2000. Print