As Tomie dePaola’s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy. By Elisabeth Egan When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...

The children’s author Tomie dePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 books before his death in 2020 at 85, but “Strega Nona,” published in 1975, is by far his best known.

Thankfully, many of Tomie dePaola’s books are still in print. DePaola’s death in 2020, however, leaves a gaping hole in the world of Catholic picture books.

Mar. 23—The United States Postal Service will issue a Forever Stamp this spring honoring the legacy of beloved children's book author, illustrator and longtime New London resident Tomie dePaola.

The U.S. Postal Service said the stamps will be released on May 5. dePaola, a longtime New Hampshire resident whose books sold nearly 25 million copies, died in 2020 at 85 years old.

In the case of dePaola, two posthumous volumes were released this year: an updated version of a coffee-table art book first published in 1999 and now titled The Worlds of Tomie dePaola, by Barbara ...

Children’s book superstar Tomie dePaola still remembers the morning in 1978, when he was 44, when he received a check from his publisher that was more money than he had made […] ...

Marking what would have been his 86th birthday, family, friends, and colleagues honored the late author-illustrator Tomie dePaola during a digital memorial service on September 15.

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 age 85.

So it would in any case be a time to turn to the work of a man whose books for children wrap a zest for life in gentleness and simplicity. That Tomie dePaola left this world during the crisis ...