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Review of Where Are You, Brontë?
Where Are You, Brontë? by Tomie dePaola; illus. by Barbara McClintock Primary Simon 48 pp. 5/25 9781534418509 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781534418516 $10.99 The title page of this heartfelt story about the death of a pet features an older man, recognizably the late author, gazing down at an empty dog bed....
Barbara McClintock Talks with Roger
Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here. Sponsored by When the widely beloved children’s book icon Tomie dePaola died in 2020, he left behind a brief, unillustrated manuscript, itself (gently) concerned with the subject of death. Below, I...
Review of Scary Stories
Scary Stories by Tony Johnston; illus. by Tomie dePaola Primary Wiseman/Simon 32 pp. g 7/22 978-1-6659-0431-5 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-6659-0432-2 $10.99 An imp, a goblin, and a scalawag attempt to outdo one another in the telling of scary stories. Each includes what they collectively believe to be the scariest...
In Memoriam: Tomie dePaola (1934–2020)
The first thing I think of when I think of Tomie dePaola (who died in March at the age of eighty-five, from complications following a fall) isn’t a book at all. It’s Christmas. I think of a Tomie dePaola nativity set my family had growing up. I’m not even talking...
Tomie dePaola (1934-2020)
Beloved author and illustrator Tomie DePaola has passed away this week, on March 30, 2020, from a fall. "What a rich legacy he has left us with," says Roger Sutton. Some articles, interviews, and artwork by and about this "great guy" are here; look for a full remembrance in an...
Review of Quiet
Quietby Tomie dePaola; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 32 pp.10/18 978-1-4814-7754-3 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-7755-0 $10.99A grandfather, a girl, a boy, and their dog out for a walk notice the busyness of the natural world around them: the bees buzz, the birds fly fast, a dragonfly zooms, all “busy as...
Review of The Moon's Almost Here
The Moon’s Almost Hereby Patricia MacLachlan;
illus. by Tomie dePaolaPrimary McElderry 32 pp.6/16 978-1-4814-2062-4 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-2063-1 $10.99MacLachlan’s lyrical text combines with ethereal illustrations by dePaola in this simultaneously nostalgic and fresh bedtime book. A generous trim size gives dePaola ample space for the sky under which his characters, the...
Review of Andy & Sandy’s Anything Adventure and When Andy Met Sandy
Andy & Sandy’s Anything Adventureby Tomie dePaola and Jim Lewis; illus. by Tomie dePaolaPreschool, Primary Simon 32 pp.3/16 978-1-4814-4157-5 $8.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-4158-2 $8.99When Andy Met Sandyby Tomie dePaola and Jim Lewis; illus. by Tomie dePaolaPreschool, Primary Simon 32 pp.3/16 978-1-4814-4155-1 $8.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-4156-8 $8.99Andy and Sandy are the friends in...
Five questions for Tomie dePaola
Photo: Julie Maris/Semel1. You've illustrated books intended for a range of ages. What, in your experience, makes a good picture book for the very young?TD: Picture books for the young are the hardest, the most rewarding, and the most consequential task any illustrator/writer can tackle. The responsibility of introducing "The...
Review of Look and Be Grateful
Look and Be Gratefulby Tomie dePaola; illus. by the authorPreschool Holiday 32 pp.10/15 978-0-8234-3443-5 $16.95 ge-book ed. 978-0-8234-3485-5 $16.95With all the picture books designed for just-before-sleep (see Thank You and Good Night and Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! in this issue), why not one to bring you awake? DePaola’s rouse...
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