Quotes by Tomie dePaola

About Tomie dePaola:

Thomas Anthony dePaola is an American writer and illustrator who has created more than 200 children's books, and is known best for picture books such as Strega Nona. He received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.
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A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees.

Tomie dePaola

In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch".

Tomie dePaola

I try to be as clear and simple as I can be in my illustrations so that the child can tell what is going on and what the emotions are.

Tomie dePaola

Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.

Tomie dePaola

I remember feeling guilty that I had a good childhood. I thought everybody who is famous has to have a desperate childhood and work his way out of it, but I had a great one.

Tomie dePaola

Author Bio

  • NameTomie dePaola
  • DescriptionAmerican children's illustrator and writer
  • BornSeptember 15, 1934
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter
  • WorksStrega Nona