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Tomie de PaolaAuthor and Illustrator
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Tomie de Paola is a famous author and illustrator. He has written over 200 books for children.
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An author is a person who writes books as a job.
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An illustrator is a person who draws pictures for books as a job.
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Tomie does his work at his home in New Hampshire.
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Tomie knew he wanted to be an author and illustrator when he was only four years old.
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His cousins, who were artists, told him to practice, practice, practice. Tomie did!
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Tomie likes to write many different kinds of stories. One group of his stories tell memories of when he was a little boy.
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This is a photograph of Tomie’s family when he was a little boy.
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This is a picture of Tomie’s grandfather, Tom.
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Here’s a photo of Tom with Tomie’s mom, Flossie.
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This is a picture of Tomie’s favorite art teacher, Mrs. Bowers.
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We will learn about all of these people and more when we read Tomie’s memory stories.
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Tomie also writes books about the characters Strega Nona and Big Anthony.
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Another great series of books tell about two friends named Bill and Pete.
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Tomie’s newest series is about a family of dogs called the Barkers.
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Tomie’s illustrations and stories make his books very special books to read!
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We will read many of Tomie’s books and learn all about his life this year in library class!Tomie Books Are Great!!
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You can learn more about Tomie at home by going to his website.
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We can also learn more about Tomie
by listening to him tell us about himself in these
special interviews.
http://www.readingrockets.org/transcript.php?ID=10