Tomie dePaola (Children's Author) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola is an American writer and illustrator who has created over 260 children's books such as Strega Nona. He received the Children's Literature Heritage Award for his lifelong contributions to American children's literature in 2011.

Born	Thomas Anthony dePaola, September 15, 1934, Meriden, Connecticut, US
Died	March 30, 2020, Lebanon, New Hampshire, US
Occupation	Writer, illustrator
Nationality	American
Period	1965–2020
Genre	Children's picture books, folklore, educational paperbacks
Notable works	Strega Nona
Notable awards	Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, 2011
Relatives	Frances McLaughlin-Gill and Kathryn Abbe (twin cousins)

Children's Author Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, United States on September 15, 1934. He dies at the age of 85, on March 30, 2020.

A children's author and illustrator who published over two hundred works, he is best known for Stregna Nona and other picture books. In 1983, he received the Golden Kite Award.

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Tomie dePaola was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1934 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

In 1956, he graduated from Pratt Institute with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

He won the 1994 Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society for Christopher, the Holy Giant.

He was born in Connecticut to an Italian and Irish ancestry family. Judie and Maureen, his two sisters, and Joseph, his brother, raised him.

The ^{Autobiographer}Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal was awarded to him in 2011.

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