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26 Fairmount Avenue
''26 Fairmount Avenue'' () is a 1999 children's novel by Tomie dePaola. The book won a Newbery Honor in 2000, and was named a Notable Children's Book on the Association for Library Service to Children's annual list that year. Plot The book deals with the early life of Tomie dePaola. He has just moved to a new house in Connecticut and the 1938 hurricane The 1938 New England Hurricane (also referred to as the Great New England Hurricane and the Long Island Express Hurricane) was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to strike Long Island, New York, and New England. The storm ... has just hit. Tomie expresses unhappiness for seeing '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' in the theatres. Continuity Characters such as Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, introduced in other dePaola books, are present in this book. Other books in this series *''Here We All Are'' *''On My Way. '' *''What a Year!'' *''Things Will Never be the Same (The War Years)'' *''I'm Still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomie DePaola
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as '' Strega Nona''. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011. Early life and education DePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, to a family of Irish and Italian heritage, the son of Joseph and Florence May (Downey) DePaola. He had one brother, Joseph (nicknamed Buddy), and two sisters, Judie and Maureen. His paternal grandparents originated from Calabria, where he set his well-known book ''Strega Nona''. His book ''The Baby Sister'' is about Maureen being born. DePaola was attracted to art at the age of four, and credited his family with encouraging his development as an artist and influencing the themes of his works. After high school, dePaola studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Fine Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |