Do You like author Tomie DePaola?
Hey Tomie! I love your books especially Strega Nona books! I hope you keep writing these books!
—Simon
This is a very simple story of many pairs of birds who experience the Christmas story from different points of view. It's a kind of mental puzzle that children need to put together. It's a good story for very young children as it especially focuses on colors (green, yellow, blue, brown, and whi...
Tomie dePaola is quickly becoming a household favorite. He's a little lengthy for my preschoolers, however, my 5 yr old loves him. dePaola is educational and enjoyable to read. The illustrations have a unique style all their own that even I enjoy while reading. This one was another Strega Non...
This came in the mail for my daughter's 2nd birthday from her Nonno and Nonna, but it arrived on a day when I needed it more. We sat on the kitchen floor, in awe of these "paper engineers," and ever more in love with Tomie dePaola. Few books make me cry real tears, but this one did that day on th...
I continue to be impressed with Tomie dePaola's detailed memories of his childhood. I was interested to learn in his note at the end that he had some help from home movies that his parents took. Still, the level of detail shown in this series is impressive - and even more so because they are simp...
Hey Tomie! I love your books especially Strega Nona books! I hope you keep writing these books!
—Simon