Tomie dePaola (1934–2020)
Författare till Strega Nona
Om författaren
Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut on September 15, 1934. He received a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in 1956, a M.F.A. from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1969, and a doctoral equivalency from Lone Mountain College in 1970. He has written and/or illustrated more than 270 books visa mer including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, Meet the Barkers, Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, and Oliver Button Is a Sissy. He has received numerous awards for his work including the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure. His murals and paintings can be seen in many churches and monasteries throughout New England. He has designed greeting cards, magazine and record album covers, and theater sets. His work is shown in galleries and museums. Tomie dePaola died on March 30, 2020 because of complications he had from surgery after a fall. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Tomie dePaola
The Three Friends and the Pumpkins / Go to School / and the Apples / and the Leaves (2000) 8 exemplar
The Andy & Sandy Collection: When Andy Met Sandy; Andy & Sandy's Anything Adventure; Andy & Sandy and the First Snow;… (2017) 4 exemplar
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons - Story and Picture by Tomie de Paola - First Scholastic Paperback Edition, 1st Printing… (1981) 3 exemplar
Tomie De Paola 3 exemplar
The Baker Twins: Boss for a Day ( do one day the boss ( Penguin Children graded readers 2 ) )(Chinese Edition) (2012) 2 exemplar
The Monsters' Ball 2 exemplar
Tomie dePaola's Favorite nuersey tales 1 exemplar
Mice squeak we speak Animals/sounds 1 exemplar
Rhyme Time 1 exemplar
My First Chanuka 1 exemplar
Snakes 1 exemplar
In a Small Kingdom 1 exemplar
The Legend of the Poinsettia 1 exemplar
Tommie dePaolo's Book of Bible Stories 1 exemplar
The Legend of BlueBonnet 1 exemplar
Hana Upstairs and Hana Downstairs 1 exemplar
The Cloud Book 1 exemplar
Get Dressed Santa 1 exemplar
The Story of Three Wis Kings 1 exemplar
Charlie Needs A Clock 1 exemplar
By DePaola, Tomie ( Author ) [ { Boss for a Day (Barkers: Level 1 (Paperback)) } ]Oct-2001 Paperback 1 exemplar
Parker Pig, Esquire 1 exemplar
Book 4 1 exemplar
Book 5 1 exemplar
The Pied Piper of Children's Books 1 exemplar
The Dog and His Shadow (in Bookworm) 1 exemplar
My First Reader 1 exemplar
Tomie de Paola 1 exemplar
The monsters' ball 1 exemplar
Tom by Tomie dePaola (1997-06-16) 1 exemplar
Three Friends Go To School 1 exemplar
A Avó Lá de Cima e a Avó Lá de Baixo 1 exemplar
Harvest 1 exemplar
Mice Squeak, We Squeak 1 exemplar
Fin M'Coul - the Giant of Knochmany Hill 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor; Illustratör, vissa utgåvor — 961 exemplar
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Bidragsgivare — 387 exemplar
The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding: A Latin American Folktale (1993) — Förord — 374 exemplar
Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come: Poems for the Fourth of July (1977) — Illustratör — 27 exemplar
With Warmest Regards: A Celebration of Our Customers' Recipes And Traditions: Dayton's, Marshall Field's, Hudson's (1995) — Illustratör — 17 exemplar
The Rocking-Chair Ghost (1969) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor; Illustratör, vissa utgåvor; Illustratör, vissa utgåvor — 9 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1977 — Omslag; Illustratör — 2 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Illustratör — 1 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, February 1978 — Illustratör — 1 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Illustratör — 1 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 11, July 1980 — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Vedertaget namn
- dePaola, Tomie
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- dePaolo, Thomas Anthony
- Andra namn
- DE PAOLO, Thomas Anthony (birth name)
DE PAOLA, Tomie - Födelsedag
- 1934-09-15
- Avled
- 2020-03-30
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Meriden, Connecticut, USA
- Dödsort
- Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
- Dödsorsak
- in a fall in his barn studio the previous week and died of complications following surgery
- Bostadsorter
- California, USA
New London, New Hampshire, USA - Utbildning
- Pratt Institute (BFA)
California College of Arts and Crafts (MFA)
Lone Mountain College - Yrken
- writer
illustrator
artist - Organisationer
- Newton College of the Sacred Heart (taught 1962-66)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Caldecott Honor Award from American Library Association
Newbery Honor Award from American Library Association
USA nominee in illustration for Hans Christian Andersen Medal
University of Southern Mississippi Medallion
Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota
Smithson Medal from Smithsonian Institution (visa alla 11)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (2011)
New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure
Regina Medal from Catholic Library Association (1983)
Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)
Children's Literature Legacy Award (2011) - Agent
- Whiteman, Doug
- Kort biografi
- [from Michael Bird-Boy, 40th anniversary edition]
TOMIE dePAOLA is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award for "significant and lasting contribution to children's literature", among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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Listor
Sonlight Books (2)
Witchy Fiction (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Wordless Books (1)
Christmas Books (5)
Reading Rainbow (4)
4th Grade Books (2)
Five in a Row (1)
Five in a Row (1)
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- 249
- Även av
- 77
- Medlemmar
- 78,292
- Popularitet
- #158
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 1,809
- ISBN
- 1,473
- Språk
- 14
- Favoritmärkt
- 45
Because this young boy was much smaller, he felt different and not part of the group. His name was Little gopher and he was very artistic. The wise man (shaman) of the tribe told him his gift was very special and his place is different from the others, and he will be thought of for his artistic talents.
Going to the hills alone to discern his path and how he fits in with the tribe, he had a dream vision. He watched the clouds and saw a young Indian maiden and old grandfather. She helped him with his talent of painting the animal skins. The grandfather gave him tools and the young maiden instructed him to find a white buckskin to paint the colors of the sky.
His dream came true when he was given special paintbrushes and pots of paints. He found a white buckskin. Thereafter he beautifully painted the stories of the people. When he was finished with the paintbrushes, he placed them in the ground. They became lush flowers that covered the ground. The people called him He Who Brought the Sunset to the Earth.… (mer)