BIRDS IN LEGEND FABLE AND FOLKLORE BY ERNEST INGERSOLL Chapter 1 “When we say, “A little bird told me,” we are talking legend and folklore and superstition all at once. There is an old Basque story of a bird—always a small one in these tales—that tells the truth; and our Biloxi Indians used to say the same…
Flowers and Flower Lore – Hilderic Friend – 1883
November 6th, 1883. Introduction “FLOWERS are the friends of all, and we look with amazement at the person who cannot find some amount of pleasure in their study. Children love to gather them as they take their country rambles or return from the village school ; the sick are always delighted when a bouquet is…
The Patterns & Designs in the Books by Tomie dePaola
One of the rewards of my re-studying of the books by Tomie dePaola is that I am realizing how very much he used simplified designs and repeated patterns in his later books. I have also noticed how he repeately uses several motifs–like the white birds and the hearts. In her book Tomie dePaola: His Art…
The Good Samaritan and Other Parables – Tomie dePaola
The Good Samaritan and Other Parables – Originally Published in 1987 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon I Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon
The Miracles of Jesus – Tomie dePaola
The Miracles of Jesus – Tomie dePaola – 1987 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Miracles of Jesus Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Miracles of Jesus Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Miracles of Jesus Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Miracles of Jesus…
The Clown of God – Tomie dePaola
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Tomie dePaola Autobiographical Picture Books
In her biography, Tomie dePaola His Art & His Stories, Barbara Elleman said the following about dePaola’s tendency to write about himself and about his family: Autobiographical Tales The Beginning of the 26 Fairmount Series “His father, an ardent photographer and also a home-movie buff, rarely let a birthday party, summer picnic at a beach,…
The Baby Sister
The Baby Sister – First Published in 1965 but dePaola Re-designed the Book Later Image Credit dePaola on Amazon Image from The Baby Sister Image Credit dePaola on Amazon Image from The Baby Sister Image Credit dePaola on Amazon| Image from The Baby Sister Image Credit dePaola on Amazon Image from The Baby Sister Image…
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs
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Tom – A Picture Book about Tomie DePaola’s Grandfather
Tom – 1993 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from Tom Image Credit: Tomie dePaola…