Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 15th, 1934 and passed away at the age of 85 on March 30th, 2020.

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Tomie dePaola Stats: The highest rated book by Tomie dePaola on Book Notification is Strega Nona, the first novel in the Strega Nona series.

The most read book by Tomie dePaola on Book Notification is Strega Nona, the first novel in the Strega Nona series. The second most read book is Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Tomie dePaola books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Tomie dePaola is the Tomie dePaola Children's Books.

List of 26 Fairmount Avenue Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top 26 Fairmount Avenue books are 26 Fairmount Avenue, On My Way, and What a Year!.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
26 Fairmount Avenue
1999
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2
Here We All Are
2000
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3
On My Way
2001
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4
What a Year!
2002
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5
Things Will Never Be the Same
2003
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6
I'm Still Scared
2006
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7
Why?
2007
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8
For the Duration
2009
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List of Andy & Sandy Book Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Andy & Sandy Book books are When Andy Met Sandy, Andy & Sandy's Anything Adventure, and Andy & Sandy and the First Snow.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
When Andy Met Sandy
2016
Go
2
Andy & Sandy's Anything Adventure
2016
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3
Andy & Sandy and the First Snow
2016
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4
Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show
2017
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5
Andy & Sandy and the First Day of Summer
2019
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List of Bill and Pete Books in Publication Order

Two friends, Bill the crocodile and Pete the bird, have funny adventures together.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Bill and Pete
1978
Go
2
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
1987
Go
3
Bill and Pete To The Rescue
1998
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List of Fog Maiden Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
When Everyone Was Fast Asleep
1976
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2
Songs of the Fog Maiden
1979
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List of Four Friends Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Four Friends books are Four Friends in Autumn, Four Friends at Christmas, and Four Friends in Summer.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Four Friends at Christmas
1977
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2
Four Stories For Four Seasons
1977
Go
3
Four Friends in Summer
2003
Go
4
Four Friends in Autumn
2004
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List of Jamie O'Rourke Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
1992
Go
2
6
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
2000
Go

List of Kitten Kids Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Kitten Kids books are The Knight and the Dragon, Kitten Kids and the Haunted House, and Katie, Kit & Cousin Tom.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Knight and the Dragon
1980
Go
2
Katie & Kit at the Beach
1987
Go
3
Katie, Kit & Cousin Tom
1987
Go
4
Pajamas for Kit
1987
Go
5
Katie's Good Idea
1987
Go
6
Kitten Kids and the Haunted House
1988
Go
7
Kitten Kids and the Big Camp-Out
1988
Go
8
Kitten Kids and the Treasure Hunt
1988
Go
9
Tomie dePaola's Kitten Kids and the Missing Dinosaur
1988
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List of Legends Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Legends books are The Legend of the Poinsettia, The Legend of the Bluebonnet, and The Legend of Old Befana.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Legend of Old Befana
1980
Go
2
6
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
1983
Go
3
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
1988
Go
4
10
The Legend of the Poinsettia
1993
Go
5
The Legend of the Persian Carpet
1993
Go

List of Strega Nona Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Strega Nona books are Strega Nona, The Magical World of Strega Nona, and Strega Nona's Magic Lessons.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.6
Strega Nona
1975
Go
2
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring
1979
Go
3
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
1982
Go
4
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
1986
Go
5
Strega Nona Meets Her Match
1993
Go
6
Strega Nona: Her Story
1996
Go
7
Big Anthony: His Story
1998
Go
8
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
2000
Go
9
Brava, Strega Nona!
2008
Go
10
Strega Nona's Harvest
2009
Go
11
Strega Nona's Gift
2011
Go
12
Strega Nona Does It Again
2013
Go
13
The Magical World of Strega Nona
2015
Go
14
Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes
2017
Go
15
Strega Nona and the Twins
2017
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List of The Three Friends Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Three Friends books are The Three Friends And The Pumpkins, The Three Friends Go To School, and The Three Friends and the Apples.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Three Friends Go To School
2000
Go
2
The Three Friends and the Leaves
2000
Go
3
The Three Friends And The Pumpkins
2021
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4
The Three Friends and the Apples
2021
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup, Helga's Dowry, and Quiet.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fight the Night
1968
Go
2
The Wind and the Sun
1972
Go
3
The Unicorn and the Moon
1973
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4
Andy, That's My Name
1973
Go
5
8
Charlie Needs a Cloak
1973
Go
6
Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible Stories
1973
Go
7
8
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
1973
Go
8
6
Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup
1974
Go
9
Michael Bird-Boy
1975
Go
10
The Cloud Book
1975
Go
11
4
Helga's Dowry
1977
Go
12
8
The Quicksand Book
1977
Go
13
8
The Popcorn Book
1978
Go
14
Pancakes for Breakfast
1978
Go
15
The Kids' Cat Book
1979
Go
16
Oliver Button Is a Sissy
1979
Go
17
Ghost Poems
1979
Go
18
Magic Pasta Pot
1979
Go
19
Flicks
1979
Go
20
The Prince Of The Dolomites: An Old Italian Tale
1980
Go
21
The Wuggie Norple Story (With: Daniel Pinkwater)
1980
Go
22
The Hunter and the Animals: A Wordless Picture Book
1981
Go
23
Now One Foot, Now the Other
1981
Go
24
The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog
1981
Go
25
Fin M'Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill
1981
Go
26
Edward, Benjamin, and Butter (With: Malcolm Hall)
1981
Go
27
Giorgio's Village
1982
Go
28
Sing, Pierrot, Sing: A Picture Book in Mime
1983
Go
29
Marianna May and Nursey
1983
Go
30
Country Farm
1984
Go
31
The Mysterious Giant of Barletta: An Italian Folktale
1984
Go
32
My First Mother Goose
1985
Go
33
Once Upon a Time (With: Judy Plume)
1986
Go
34
Hey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes
1988
Go
35
Snip Snip Little Lambs
1989
Go
36
Haircuts For The Woolseys
1989
Go
37
Too Many Bunnies
1989
Go
38
Grab That Dog!
1989
Go
39
Little Grunt and the Big Egg
1990
Go
40
Come One, Come All (With: Eve Bunting, John J. Pikulski, Betty Horvath)
1991
Go
41
Bonjour, Mr. Satie
1991
Go
42
Tom
1993
Go
43
Big Anthony's Mixed-Up Magic
1993
Go
44
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote (With: Tony Johnston)
1994
Go
45
The Baby Sister
1996
Go
46
The Bubble Factory
1996
Go
47
Days of the Blackbird
1997
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48
A Visit with Tomie DePaola
1997
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49
Tomie dePaola's Rhyme Time
2000
Go
50
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
2002
Go
51
Tomie's Baa Baa Black Sheep
2004
Go
52
Stagestruck
2005
Go
53
Mr. Satie and the Great Art Contest
2007
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54
More Mother Goose Favorites
2007
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55
Tomie dePaola's Big Book of Favorite Legends
2007
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56
Tomie dePaola's Front Porch Tales and North Country Whoppers
2007
Go
57
My Mother Is So Smart
2010
Go
58
8
Jack
2014
Go
59
Look and Be Grateful
2015
Go
60
In a Small Kingdom
2016
Go
61
8
Quiet
2018
Go
62
Tomie dePaola's Cats and Kittens
2019
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63
Haircuts for Little Lambs
2020
Go
64
Where Are You, Brontë?
2025
Go

List of Biographies & Memoirs in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Christmas Remembered
2006
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List of Religious or Holiday Stories in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top religious books are The Clown of God, The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol, and My First Halloween.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5
The Clown of God
1978
Go
2
6
The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale
1979
Go
3
Tomie dePaola's Christmas Tree Book
1980
Go
4
The Lady of Guadalupe
1980
Go
5
7
The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol
1981
Go
6
Brother Francis of Assisi
1982
Go
7
The Story of the Three Wise Kings
1983
Go
8
David and Goliath
1984
Go
9
The First Christmas
1984
Go
10
Noah and the Ark
1985
Go
11
Queen Esther
1986
Go
12
The Good Samaritan and Other Parables
1987
Go
13
An Early American Christmas
1987
Go
14
The Parables of Jesus
1987
Go
15
The Miracles of Jesus
1987
Go
16
My First Chanukah
1989
Go
17
My First Easter
1990
Go
18
My First Passover
1991
Go
19
7
My First Halloween
1991
Go
20
4
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
1992
Go
21
10
My First Thanksgiving
1992
Go
22
Jingle the Christmas Clown
1992
Go
23
6
Christopher, the Holy Giant
1994
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24
Tomie DePaola's Book of Old Testament Stories
1995
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25
Mary, the Mother of Jesus
1995
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26
Country Angel Christmas
1995
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27
Get Dressed, Santa!
1996
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28
The Night of Las Posadas
1999
Go
29
Pascual and the Kitchen Angels
2004
Go
30
Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?
2004
Go
31
Angels, Angels Everywhere
2005
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32
The Song of Francis
2009
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33
Joy to the World: Tomie's Christmas Stories
2010
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34
My First Christmas Carols
2010
Go
35
Let The Whole Earth Sing Praise
2011
Go
36
6
The Birds of Bethlehem
2012
Go
37
Hurry, Santa!
2020
Go
38
Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus (With: Caryll Houselander)
2021
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List of Tomie dePaola Boardbooks in Publication Order (with Karen Pandell)

Ranked by popularity, the top Tomie dePaola Boardbooks books are My First Songs, Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales, and Tomie's Little Book of Poems.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tomie's Little Christmas Pageant
1978
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2
I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon
1994
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3
Tomie's Little Book of Poems
2004
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4
Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales
2004
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5
Tomie's Mother Goose Flies Again
2005
Go
6
Tomie's Little Book of Love
2007
Go
7
My First Fairy Tales
2009
Go
8
My First Songs
2010
Go
9
My First Bible Stories
2010
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10
My First Angels
2011
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11
Saint Patrick
2019
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List of Tomie dePaola’s Treasuries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
1986
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2
Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols
2022
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List of Tomie dePaola as Illustrator in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Tomie dePaola as Illustrator books are Simple Pictures Are Best, Maggie and the Monster, and I Love You, Mouse.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mary Had a Little Lamb
1830
Go
2
Tricky Peik and Other Picture Tales
1967
Go
3
Sound science, (With: Melvin Alexenberg)
1968
Go
4
Hot as an Ice Cube (With: Philip Balestrino)
1971
Go
5
John Fisher's Magic Book (With: John Fisher)
1971
Go
6
Danny and His Thumb (With: Kathryn F. Ernst)
1973
Go
7
Star-Spangled Banana: And Other Revolutionary Riddles (With: Charles Keller, Richard Baker)
1974
Go
8
Look in the Mirror
1974
Go
9
Old Man Whickutt's Donkey (With: Mary Calhoun)
1975
Go
10
This Is The Ambulance Leaving The Zoo (With: Norma Farber)
1975
Go
11
I Love You, Mouse (With: John Grahaam)
1976
Go
12
The Mixed-Up Mystery Smell (With: Eleanor Coerr)
1976
Go
13
8
Simple Pictures Are Best (With: Nancy Willard)
1976
Go
14
Solomon Grundy, Born on Oneday: A Finite Arithmetic Puzzle (With: Malcolm E. Weiss)
1977
Go
15
The Triumphs Of Fuzzy Fogtop (With: Anne Rose)
1979
Go
16
My Daddy's Mustache (With: Naomi Panush Salus)
1979
Go
17
Robin Goodfellow and the Giant Dwarf (With: Michael Jennings)
1981
Go
18
Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III (With: Ann McGovern)
1982
Go
19
The Quilt Story (With: Tony Johnston)
1985
Go
20
6
Maggie and the Monster (With: Elizabeth Winthrop)
1987
Go
21
Who's a Friend of the Water-Spurting Whale
1987
Go
22
Cookie's Week (With: Cindy Ward)
1988
Go
23
How To Be A Puppeteer (With: Eleanor Boylan)
1994
Go
24
Alice Nizzy Nazzy (With: Tony Johnston)
1995
Go
25
Mice Squeak, We Speak (With: Arnold L. Shapiro)
1997
Go
26
Erandi's Braids (With: Antonio Hernandez Madrigal)
1999
Go
27
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica (With: Kathleen Norris)
2001
Go
28
Frida Kahlo (With: Margaret Frith)
2003
Go
29
Drawings from the Heart (With: Barbara Elleman)
2009
Go
30
I Will Talk to You, Little One: Read to Your Baby
2020
Go
31
Christina's Carol
2021
Go
32
Scary Stories (With: Tony Johnston)
2022
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List of Paperstar Book Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Art Lesson
1989
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2
Tony's Bread
1989
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List of Barker Twins Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Barker Twins books are Morgan & Moffat Go to School, A New Barker in the House, and Trouble in the Barkers' Class.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Boss for a Day
2001
Go
2
Hide-and-Seek All Week
2001
Go
3
Morgan & Moffat Go to School
2001
Go
4
T-Rex Is Missing!
2002
Go
5
A New Barker in the House
2002
Go
6
Trouble in the Barkers' Class
2003
Go
7
Marcos Colors
2003
Go
8
Barker Twins, The: Go Away, Girls! (With: Clinton S. Hackney, Richard Kolding)
2004
Go
9
Morgie's Surprise (With: Emilie Kong)
2004
Go
10
T-Ball Trouble (With: Richard Max Kolding)
2004
Go
11
The Big Sleepover (With: Gail Herman, Emilie Kong)
2004
Go
12
Barker Twins, The: The Mamas and the Papa (With: Richard Kolding, AnnMarie Harris)
2008
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List of Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 books are Nina, Nina Ballerina, Nina, Nina Star Ballerina, and Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jason's Bus Ride (By: Harriet Ziefert, Simms Taback)
1987
Go
2
Harry Takes a Bath (By: Harriet Ziefert)
1987
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3
Harry Gets Ready for School (By: Harriet Ziefert)
1991
Go
4
My Tooth Is Loose! (By: Martin Silverman)
1991
Go
5
Nina, Nina Ballerina (By: Jane O'Connor)
1993
Go
6
What a Hungry Puppy! (By: Gail Herman)
1993
Go
7
Kit and Kat
1994
Go
8
The Teeny-Tiny Woman (By: Harriet Ziefert)
1995
Go
9
Snug Bug (By: Cathy East Dubowski)
1995
Go
10
Spider's Lunch (By: Joanna Cole)
1995
Go
11
Kate Skates (By: Jane O'Connor)
1995
Go
12
Nina, Nina Star Ballerina (By: Jane O'Connor)
1997
Go
13
The Cow in the House (By: Harriet Ziefert)
1997
Go
14
Bad Hair Day (By: Susan Hood)
1999
Go
15
Nina, Nina and the Copycat Ballerina (By: Jane O'Connor)
2000
Go
16
Cowboy Roy (By: Mark Dubowski, Cathy East Dubowski)
2000
Go
17
Meet Trouble (By: Susan Hood)
2001
Go
18
Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee (By: Roberta Edwards)
2007
Go
19
Dog on His Bus (By: Sebastien Braun, Eric Seltzer)
2012
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20
Holiday Helper (By: Jane O'Connor)
2014
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List of Tomie dePaola Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come: Poems for the Fourth of July
1977
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Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola was born on September 15th, 1934. Tomie passed away March 30th, 2020 at 85 years old. Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut.

Tomie dePaola was the author of the Tomie dePaola Children's Books series which consists of 64 novels. The Tomie dePaola Children's Books series started in 1968 with the novel Fight the Night. The most recently released novel in the Tomie dePaola Children's Books series was Where Are You, Brontë? which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Tomie dePaola Children's Books series.

Tomie dePaola also wrote the Religious or Holiday Stories series which has 38 books including The Clown of God and The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale.

Tomie dePaola: Awards & Accolades

dePaola's book, 26 Fairmount Avenue won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2000.

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  1. Madeleine L'Engle, author of the Time Quintet Graphic Novels.
  2. Dr. Seuss, author of: Green Eggs and Ham.
  3. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  4. John Green, author of: The Fault in Our Stars.
  5. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.

Tomie dePaola: F.A.Q

When was Tomie dePaola Born?

Tomie dePaola was born on September 15th, 1934.

When did Tomie dePaola die?

Tomie dePaola died on March 30th, 2020 at 85 years old.

Where was Tomie dePaola Born?

Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut.

What book awards has Tomie dePaola won?

26 Fairmount Avenue: John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2000).

What was the first book Tomie dePaola wrote?

The first book written by Tomie dePaola was Mary Had a Little Lamb, published in 1830.

What was the most recent book Tomie dePaola wrote?

His most recently released work was Where Are You, Brontë? (a short story) on May 6th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Tomie dePaola?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tomie dePaola book is Strega Nona. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Strega Nona (9.60)
  2. Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup (6.00)
  3. The Knight and the Dragon (9.00)
  4. Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka (6.00)
  5. Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato (6.00)

How many books has Tomie dePaola written?

Tomie dePaola has written 220 books across 21 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 8 books in the 26 Fairmount Avenue Series
  • 5 books in the Andy & Sandy Book Series
  • 3 books in the Bill and Pete Series
  • 2 books in the Fog Maiden Series
  • 4 books in the Four Friends Series
  • 2 books in the Jamie O'Rourke Series
  • 9 books in the Kitten Kids Series
  • 5 books in the Legends Series
  • 15 books in the Strega Nona Series
  • 4 books in The Three Friends Series
  • 64 Children's Books
  • 1 Biographies & Memoir
  • 38 Religious or Holiday Stories
  • 11 Tomie dePaola Boardbooks
  • 2 books in the Tomie dePaola’s Treasuries Series
  • 32 Tomie dePaola as Illustrator
  • 2 books in the Paperstar Book Series
  • 12 books in the Barker Twins Series
  • 1 book in the Penguin Young Readers: Level 2 Series
  • 1 Eve Bunting Children's Books

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