Tomie dePaola, whose picture-book tales of bullied children, Christian saints and a magically overflowing pasta pot delighted generations of young readers and sold millions of copies, died March ...

Tomie dePaola, the celebrated author and illustrator whose scores of children’s books nurtured and delighted several generations of readers, died on Monday in Lebanon, N.H. He was 85.

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 ...

Tomie dePaola, a beloved children’s book author and illustrator, has died. He was 85. DePaola passed away after suffering complications from surgery after falling in his home in New Hampshire ...

DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages. 'Strega Nona' author Tomie dePaola dies at 85 ...

Tomie DePaola's books give life to the stories of the miracles and parables of Jesus, the life of the Blessed Mother and the saints and our Catholic faith..

Tomie dePaola, a children’s author and illustrator known for his book “Strega Nona,” died Monday. The 85-year-old author died from complications from surgery after he fell in his barn which ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...