Bibliograph

The worlds of Tomie dePaola, the art and stories of the legendary artist and author, by Barbara Elleman

Type

Label

The worlds of Tomie dePaola, the art and stories of the legendary artist and author, by Barbara Elleman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The worlds of Tomie dePaola

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1239954728

Responsibility statement

by Barbara Elleman

Sub title

the art and stories of the legendary artist and author

Summary

Updated to incorporate the final decades of dePaola's career, an anecdotal portrait explores the biographical elements in the Hans Christian Andersen Award-winning artist's folktale and nursery-rhyme interpretations as well as the inventive world of his famed character, Strega Nona

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- A tribute to Tomie by Trina Schart Hyman -- A life -- Autobiographical tales -- Strega Nona -- Folktales -- Religious and spiritual themes -- Christmas stories ; Writing is like cooking -- Mother Goose and other collections -- Informational books -- Story making: patterns, visual themes, and motifs ; "Tomie, where do you get your ideas?" -- Publishing history -- Creating the book -- DePaola's non-book art ; A visit from an old professor

Target audience

adolescent

Classification