ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND HIS TIMES
Tomi DePaola was born in Connecticut in 1934 into an Irish-Italian family. In addition to being a children’s author, he is an illustrator and an artist.
WHAT TOMI dePAOLA WROTE
Tomi DePaola has written many, many stories about all sorts of topics. Children living in a big city, bible stories, and even an old woman named Stregna Nona, are among the myriad of stories he has created.
In fact he has written over 260 books, so far. But the piece that makes these books so unique is their illustrations. DePaola is an amazing illustrator who creates three dimensional, colorful, and happy worlds in the pages of his picture books.
- Meet the Barkers
- 26 Fairmount Avenue
- The Art Lesson
- Angels Angels Everywhere
- Hey Diddle Diddle and Other Mother Goose Rhymes
- Miracles of Jesus
- Strega Nona
- and many more!
WHY I LOVE HIS PICTURE BOOKS
While many people know Tomi DePaola for his Stregna Nona series, or the many biblical picture books he lovingly created, my children and I were introduced to him a bit differently.
One day we were at the library. One of my kids grabbed a book about the Barker Twins off the shelf and declared it was the greatest story ever. My children are twins as well, so an early reader about twins was a shoe in for our family. My kids loved it and from there we branched out to enjoy all his books.
I really recommend you pick out a Tomi DePaola book the next time you head to the library. Then just set it on the coffee table, open, to a particularly colorful page. Let it be there and watch as your child walks by and discovers the beauty and grace inside the pages!
AND NOW, THE LINK PARTY!
FIRST, MY WONDERFUL CO-HOSTS:
AMANDA HOPKINS AT HOPKINS HOMESCHOOL
CHRISTINE HOWARD AT LIFE’S SPECIAL NECESSITIES
DAWN PELUSO AT SCHOOLIN’ SWAG
JENNIFER KING AT A PEACE OF MIND
KIMBERLEY LINKLETTER AT VINTAGE BLUE SUITCASE
KRISTEN HEIDER AT A MOM’S QUEST TO TEACH
LORI HOOTEN AT AT HOME: WHERE LIFE HAPPENS
WENDY ROSS AT LIFE ON CHICKADEE LANE
YVONNE BILLIAN AT THE LIFE WE BUILD
NOW, THE RULES (DON’T WORRY, THEY ARE REALLY SIMPLE):
- Write a blog post and then hop over to the linkup and add your post!
- Grab a blog button for your post.
Blogging Through The Alphabet Link Party
Instructions: Select all code above, copy it and paste it inside your blog post as HTML
3. Take some time to read the other great posts if you have the time and spread some encouragement and appreciation with a comment or two!
Together we can help each other increase our traffic, read some interesting tips and ideas, and spread some good cheer that will help us start off our weekend!
