"I turned 81 this month, so I guess you could say I’m in the twilight of my career,” Tomie dePaola says, reflecting on his half-century of creating children’s books. Given this Newbery Honor– and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken Sunday Dec. 1, 2013 children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola poses in his studio with artwork from his ...

Award-winning author-illustrator Tomie dePaola, widely known for his stylized folk-art illustrations and vast catalogue of popular picture books, died on March 30 of complications from surgery ...

The author suffered complications from surgery after a bad fall last week Tomie dePaola, a beloved children’s book author and illustrator, has died. He was 85. DePaola passed away after suffering ...

Tomie dePaola — the beloved children’s author and illustrator — has died at the age of 85. According to the Associated Press, Tomie dePaola — known for his stories about the kind old witch, Strega ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CONCORD, New Hampshire — Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of ...

She’s not much to look at, but she’s got loads of character. Most important, she’s got a magical touch when it comes to attracting young readers. Her name is Strega Nona, and she’s the creation of ...

Tomie dePaola, the beloved children’s book author and illustrator who was born and raised in Meriden, has been honored with a postage stamp, which will be issued Friday, the United States Postal ...

The American illustrator and author Tomie dePaola, who has died aged 85, was best known for his book Strega Nona (1975), which tells the story of a wise old woman who can do magic, and her assistant, ...

We got sad news yesterday that children's author Tomie DePaola had died. DePaola won the Caldecott Honor Award in 1976 for the book "Strega Nona," which was a tale of a witch, her assistant and a ...