Tomie dePaola

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1965

• Sound, by Lisa Miller (VERY FIRST BOOK)
• Wheels, by Lisa Miller
• The Tiger and the Rabbit, and Other Tales, retold by Pura Belpre

1966

• The Wonderful Dragon of Timlin (FIRST WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BOOK)

1967

• Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers, by Joan M. Lexau
• Tricky Peik and Other Picture Tales, selected by Jeanne B. Hardendorff

1968

• The Cabinet of the President of the United States, by James A. Eichner
• Fight the Night
• Joe and the Snow
• Poetry for Chuckles and Grins, by Leland Blair Jacobs
• Sound Science, by Melvin L. Alexenberg

1969

• Hercules, the Gentle Giant, by Nina Schneider
• Light and Sight, by Melvin L. Alexenberg
• The Morning Glory, by Robert Bly
• Parker Pig, Esquire
• The Rocking-Chair Ghost, by Mary C. Jane
• Take This Hammer, by Sam and Beryl Epstein

1970

• The Folklore of Love and Courtship, selected by Duncan Emrich
• The Folklore of Weddings and Marriage, selected by Duncan Emrich
• How to Be a Puppeteer, by Eleanor Boylan
• The Journey of the Kiss
• The Monsters' Ball
• Rutherford T. Finds 21 B, by Barbara Rinkoff
• Who Needs Holes? by Sam and Beryl Epstein

1971

• John Fisher's Magic Book, by John Fisher
• Hot as an Ice Cube, by Philip Balestrino
• Monsters of the Middle Ages, by William Wise
• Pick It Up, by Sam and Beryl Epstein

1972

• Authorized Autumn Charts of the Upper Red Canoe River Country, by Peter Zachary Cohen
• The Franklin Watts Concise Guide to Baby-Sitting, by Rubie Saunders
• Mario's Mystery Machine, by Sibyl Hancock
• What Is Fear? An Introduction to Feelings, by Jean Rosenbaum, MD, and Lutie McAuliffe
• The Wind and the Sun

1973

• Andy, That's My Name
• Charlie Needs a Cloak
• Danny and His Thumb, by Kathryn F. Ernst
• Hold Everything, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
• Let's Find Out About Communications, by Valerie Pitt
• Look in the Mirror, by Sam and Beryl Epstein
• Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
• The Unicorn and the Moon

1974

• David's Windows, by Alice Low
• The Star-Spangled Banana and Other Revolutionary Riddles, compiled by Charles Keller and Richard Baker
• Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup

1975

• The Cloud Book
• Let's Find Out About Houses, by Martha and Charles Shapp
• Michael Bird-Boy
• Old Man Whickutt's Donkey, by Mary Calhoun
• Strega Nona
• This Is the Ambulance Leaving the Zoo, by Norma Farber

1976

• Good Morning to You, Valentine, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
• I Love You, Mouse, by John Graham
• If He's My Brother, by Barbara Williams
• The Mixed-Up Mystery Smell, by Eleanor Coerr
• Things to Make and Do for Valentine's Day
• The Tyrannosaurus Game, by Steven Kroll
• The Whatchamacallit Book, by Bernice Kohn Hunt
• When Everyone Was Fast Asleep

1977

• Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
• Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
• Four Stories for Four Seasons
• The Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups, by Stephen Mooser
• The Giants' Farm, by Jane Yolen
• Helga's Dowry
• Odd Jobs, by Tony Johnston
• Once Upon a Dinkelsbuhl, by Patricia Lee Gauch
• The Quicksand Book
• Santa's Crash-Bang Christmas, by Steven Kroll
• Simple Pictures Are Best, by Nancy Willard
• Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, by Norma Farber, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• Solomon Grundy, Born on Oneday, by Malcolm E. Weiss
• The Surprise Party, by Annabelle Prager

1978

• Bill and Pete
• The Christmas Pageant, text from the stories of Matthew and Luke
• The Clown of God
• Criss-Cross Applesauce, by Tomie dePaola, pictures by B. A. King and his children
• Fat Magic, by Steven Kroll
• Four Scary Stories, by Tony Johnston
• Jamie's Tiger, by Jan Wahl
• Marc, the Magnificent, by Sue Alexander
• Oh, Such Foolishness! by William Cole
• Pancakes for Breakfast
• The Popcorn Book

1979

• Big Anthony and the Magic Ring
• The Cat on the Dovrefell, translated from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent
• Easter Buds Are Springing, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
• Flicks
• Ghost Poems, by Daisy Wallace
• The Giants Go Camping, by Jane Yolen
• The Kids' Cat Book
• My Daddy's Mustache, by Naomi Panush Salus
• Oliver Button Is a Sissy
• Songs of the Fog Maiden
• The Triumphs of Fuzzy Fogtop, by Anne Rose

1980

• The Family Christmas Tree Book
• The Knight and the Dragon
• The Lady of Guadalupe
• The Legend of Old Befana
• The Little Friar Who Flew, retold by Patricia Lee Gauch
• Moon, Stars, Frogs and Friends, by Patricia MacLachlan
• The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore
• The Prince of the Dolomites
• The Walking Coat, by Pauline Watson
• The Wuggie Norple Story, Daniel P. Pinkwater

1981

• The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog
• Edward, Benjamin & Butter, by Malcolm Hall
• Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill
• The Friendly Beasts
• Funnyman's First Case, by Stephen Mooser
• The Hunter and the Animals
• Now One Foot, Now the Other
• Robin Goodfellow and the Giant Dwarf, by Michael Jennings
• The Spooky Halloween Party, by Annabelle Prager

1982

• Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi
• Giorgio's Village: A Pop-Up Book
• The Good Giants and the Bad Pukwudgies, by Jean Fritz
• Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III, by Ann McGovern
• Odd Jobs and Friends, by Tony Johnston
• Strega Nona's Magic Lessons

1983

• The Carsick Zebra and Other Animal Riddles, by David A. Adler
• The Legend of the Bluebonnet
• Marianna May and Nursey
• Noah and the Ark
• Sing, Pierrot, Sing: A Picture Book in Mime
• The Story of the Three Wise Kings
• Tattie's River Journey, by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
• The Vanishing Pumpkin, by Tony Johnston

1984

• David and Goliath
• The First Christmas: A Pop-Up Book
• Funnyman and the Penny Dodo, by Stephen Mooser
• Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Sarah Josepha Hale
• Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies
• The Mysterious Giant of Barletta
• Tomie dePaola's Country Farm
• Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Story Streamers

1985

• The Quilt Story, by Tony Johnston
• Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose

1986

• The Flying Trunk and Other Stories From Andersen, English version by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• For Every Child a Star, by Thomas Yeomans
• Katie and Kat at the Beach
• Katie, Kit and Cousin Tom
• Katie's Good Idea
• Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
• Once Upon a Time
• Pajamas for Kit
• Queen Esther
• Teeny Tiny, retold by Jill Bennett
• Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales

1987

• Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
• An Early American Christmas
• Maggie and the Monster, by Elizabeth Winthrop
• The Miracles of Jesus
• The Mountains of Quilt, by Nancy Willard
• The Parables of Jesus
• Shh! We're Writing the Constitution, by Jean Fritz
• Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols
• What the Mailman Brought, by Carolyn Craven
• Who's a Friend of the Water-Spurting Whale, by Sanna Anderson Baker

1988

• Baby's First Christmas
• Cookie's Week, by Cindy Ward
• The G.O.S.H. ABC Book, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
• Pages of Music, by Tony Johnston
• Petook: An Easter Story, by Caryll Houselander
• Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems

1989

• The Art Lesson
• Haircuts for the Woolseys
• My First Chanukah
• Tony's Bread: An Italian Folktale
• Too Many Hopkins

1990

• The Badger and the Magic Fan, by Tony Johnston
• Little Grunt and the Big Egg
• My First Easter
• My First Passover
• Tomie dePaola's Book of Bible Stories

1991

• Bonjour, Mr. Satie
• For Our Children, song lyrics by various artists, illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• Hark! A Christmas Sampler, by Jane Yolen
• My First Halloween
• To Ride a Butterfly, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others

1992

• The Great Adventure of Christopher Columbus, by Jean Fritz
• Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
• Jingle, the Christmas Clown
• My First Thanksgiving
• Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland

1993

• The Big Book for Our Planet, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• The Legend of the Persian Carpet, retold by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Claire Ewart
• Strega Nona Meets Her Match
• Tom

1994

• Christopher, the Holy Giant
• I Love You, Sun; I Love You, Moon, by Karen Pandell
• The Legend of the Poinsettia
• The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote, by Tony Johnston

1995

• Mary, the Mother of Jesus
• Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe, by Tony Johnston
• Celebrations Italian Style, by Mary Ann Esposito
• Country Angel Christmas

1996

• The Baby Sister
• The Bubble Factory
• Get Dressed, Santa!
• Strega Nona, Her Story

1997

• Benny's Big Bubble, by Jane O'Connor
• Days of the Blackbird
• The Eagle and the Rainbow: Timeless Tales From Mexico, retold by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
• Mice Squeak, We Speak, by Arnold L. Shapiro
• Tomie's Little Mother Goose

1998

• Big Anthony, His Story
• Bill and Pete to the Rescue
• The Emperor's New Clothes, retold by celebrities, illustrated by Tomie dePaola, and others
• Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs (same text as in original edition, new illustrations)

1999

• 26 Fairmount Avenue
• Erandi's Braids, by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
• The Night of Las Posadas

2000

• Here We All Are
• Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
• OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, and others
• Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
• The Three Friends and the Apples
• The Three Friends and the Leaves
• The Three Friends and the Pumpkins
• The Three Friends Go to School

2001

• Boss for a Day
• Hide-and-Seek All Week
• The Holy Twins, by Kathleen Norris
• Meet the Barkers
• On My Way

2002

• Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
• A New Barker in the House
• T-Rex Is Missing
• What a Year

2003

• Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself, by Margaret Frith
• Marcos Colors
• Marcos Counts
• Things Will Never Be the Same
• Trouble in the Barkers' Class

2004

• Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?
• Pascual and the Kitchen Angels

2005

• Angels, Angels Everywhere
• Stagestruck

2006

• Christmas Remembered
• I'm Still Scared

2007

• Artist to Artist, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• Knock! Knock! written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and others
• Tomie dePaola's Big Book of Favorite Legends
• Tomie dePaola's Front Porch Tales & North Country Whoppers
• Why?

2008

• Brava, Strega Nona! A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book, paper engineering by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
• I Love You, Mouse, by John Graham (same line drawings as in original edition, but new full-color illustrations)

2009

• For the Duration
• The Song of Francis
• Strega Nona's Harvest

2010

• My Mother Is So Smart

2011

• Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise
• Strega Nona's Gift

2012

• The Birds of Bethlehem

2013

• Strega Nona Does It Again

2014

• Jack
• Little Poems for Tiny Ears, by Lin Oliver

2015

• Look and Be Grateful
• The Magical World of Strega Nona
• Strega Nona Play Set

2016

• When Andy Met Sandy
• Andy & Sandy's Anything Adventure
• Andy & Sandy and the First Snow
• The Moon's Almost Here

2017

• Andy & Sandy and the Big Talent Show
• I Will Talk to You, Little One, by Phyllis E. Grann (an edition published exclusively for specific charitable purposes - a trade edition will be published in 2019)
• Steppin' Out: Jaunty Rhymes for Playful Times, by Lin Oliver
• Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes
• Strega Nona and the Twins

2018

• In a Small Kingdom, by Tomie dePaola, illustrated by Doug Salati