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.

Days of the Blackbird

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Erandi's Braids

by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: Drama, Multicultural

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Erandi's Braids

by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal, Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.5

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Fin M'Coul

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?

by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 4

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor

Resources: No

Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?

by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Helga's Dowry

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Here We All Are

(26 Fairmount Avenue)

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5

Genre/Theme: Western

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hide-And-Seek All Week

(All Aboard Reading 1)

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

I Love You Sun, I Love You Moon

by Karen Pandell, Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.2

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.7

Genre/Theme: Folktales

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.7

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Kit and Kat

(All Aboard Reading 1)

by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.3

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

La leyenda de la flor "el conejo"

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Multicultural

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

La leyenda de la Flor de Nochebuena

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Multicultural

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Little Grunt and the Big Egg

by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Mary Had a Little Lamb

by Sarah Josepha Hale, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.5

Genre/Theme: Classics, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Meet the Barkers

(Barker Twins)

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

(Strega Nona)

by Tomie dePaola

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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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.

Days of the Blackbird

Erandi's Braids

Erandi's Braids

Fin M'Coul

Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?

Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?

Helga's Dowry

Here We All Are

Hey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes

Hide-And-Seek All Week

I Love You Sun, I Love You Moon

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka

Kit and Kat

La leyenda de la flor "el conejo"

La leyenda de la Flor de Nochebuena

Little Grunt and the Big Egg

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Meet the Barkers

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

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