We called them the “special books”: Giorgio’s Village, about everyday life in an Italian village, and The First Christmas, about, of course, the birth of Christ. Both were intricate pop-up books that ...

CONCORD, New Hampshire — Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday at ...

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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 ...

There are certain characters we meet in the pages of books who stay with us our entire lives. Saying so, though, is a bit of a cliché, the sort of sentimental aphorism you might find painted on the ...

Tomie dePaola filled thousands upon thousands of pages in his children’s books with talking animals, Irish giants, trolls, Native-American guiding spirits, and Strega Nona, a homespun, affable healing ...

When I heard Tomie dePaola had died this week, after complications from a fall, I felt … confused. In the midst of this pandemic, with global death counts rising, the news came as a shock to me. This ...

Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s writer and illustration whose beloved, witchy series “Strega Nona” stole the hearts of generations of young readers, has died. He was 85. DePaola died Monday at ...

Tomie DePaola died Monday following a fall. Among his classics is the Caldecott winner Strega Nona, which was a tale of a witch, her assistant and a magic pot. We got sad news yesterday that ...

CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) — Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday ...