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Trouble in the Barkers' Class

by Tomie dePaola

The new student, Carole Anne, upsets everyone when she is mean to her classmates, until Morgie, the best artist in the class, talks to her and discovers why she is acting badly.

Interest Level: Grades K - 2
Publisher: Puffin Books

About the Author

Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, dePaola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.