Tomie De Paola

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanich

Pub. Date

c1980

Description

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.

4) Big Anthony: his story

Author

Publisher

G.P.Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c1998

Description

Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.

5) Tom

Author

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

c1993

Description

Aside from having the same name, Tommy and his grandfather Tom share a sense of humor.

6) The legend of the poinsettia

Author

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

c1994

Description

When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

7) Jamie O'Rourke and the pooka

Author

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

2000

Description

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

8) Jingle, the Christmas clown

Author

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

1993, c1992

Description

Staying behind when their circus moves on, a young clown and a troupe of baby animals put on a special Christmas Eve show for an Italian village too poor to celebrate the holiday.

9) Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

Author

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

c1986

Appears on list

RU (APA) 3rd Grade

Description

Big Anthony plans a surprise Christmas party for Strega Nona.

10) Bill and Pete go down the Nile

Author

Publisher

PaperStar

Pub. Date

c1996

Appears on list

RU (APA) 1st Grade

Description

Little William Everett Crocodile and his friend Pete take a class trip to a Cairo museum where they encounter a jewel thief.

11) 26 Fairmount Avenue / (bk. 1 26 Fairmount Avenue)

Author

Series

26 Fairmount Avenue Book 1

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

1999

Description

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

12) Jamie O'Rourke and the big potato: an Irish folktale

Author

Book, Board Book, eBook, Kindle

Formats

Description

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

13) Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffat go to school

Author

Barker twins (Picture books)
Barker bunch

Series

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

2001

Description

Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.

14) My First Easter

Author

Board Book, eBook, Kindle

Formats

Description

Introduces some of the objects and activities associated with the celebration of Easter. On board pages.

15) Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Author

Series

Picture Puffin

Publisher

Puffin Books

Pub. Date

1978, c1973

Description

Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but eventually learns to face their inevitable death.

16) Bill and Pete

Author

DePaola, Tomie

Publisher

PaperStar

Pub. Date

1996, c1978

Description

When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.

17) Trouble in the Barkers' class

Author

Barker twins (Picture books)

Series

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it.

18) Quiet

Author

DePaola, Tomie

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2018]

Description

While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.

19) The Legend of the Poinsettia

Author

Publisher

Penguin Young Readers Group

Pub. Date

1997

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.

This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child. Beloved Newbery honor-winning author and Caldecott honor-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend using his own

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20) Pancakes for Breakfast

Author

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2013

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description