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

• Quiet