In a systematic way, I am researching the wrting and illustrating career of Tomie dePaola. When I started this project, I was simply trying to think of a way to honor dePaola on his birthday–September 15. The prolific picture book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola was born on September 15 1934. After I began my…
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Tomie dePaola Changed the Appearance of Strega Nona Over Time — He Dared to Edit — He Dared to Try Something New
I’ve taught people of all ages, and I have noted that most people resist changing their original product–be it a bit of writing or a bit of visual art. [I have taught both writing and art.] People resist changing what they thought were their creative babies. I am studying Tomie dePaola’s writing and illustrating career…
How to Self-Publish a Picture Book – A Guide
Miraculously, my debut picture bookThe Donkey’s Song was published by Doubleday for Young Readers, which is a division of Penguin Random House. The greatest miracle is that The Donkey’s Song is a Christian Market, and it is exceedingly difficult to find publishers for Christian books for children. I have several other children’s Christian book manuscripts…
The Magical World of Strega Nona – Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Letter from Tomie dePaola “Everyone always wants to know just how Strega Nona…
Letters from Strega Nona – Lessons from Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from Strega Nona’s Harvest The prolific picture book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola was born on September 15 I have recently fallen in love with Strega Nona, and I decided that I’d create a series to further peoples’ understanding of the manificence of that set of books. Before…