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Sample Writing just like Tomie dePaola's!

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Sample Writing just like Tomie dePaola's!

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One day when Molly woke up to go to school on a Tuesday, she wasn’t feeling well. Her mother felt Molly’s forehead, and decided that she would not go to school that day because she had a fever.

“Mom, will I get to go to Grandma’s house today?” Molly asked.

“Yes Molly, because I must go to work.”

Molly got very excited. She loved to go visit her grandmother because Grandma was Molly’s favorite.

It was a long ride in the car to get to Molly’s grandparent’s house and on the way Molly got very tired. Before she knew it she was fast asleep and dreaming of all the fun she would have at Grandma’s house.

Molly dreamed of arriving at Grandma’s house and making cookies. That was her favorite thing to do with Grandma. They would work together to stir the dough and then bake them in the oven. While they waited for the cookies to bake they would play go-fish.

“Go fish!” Molly would shout to Grandma.

And then Grandma would pretend to go get Papa’s fishing pole from the basement. They would laugh and laugh and laugh at this joke, because Grandma was Molly’s favorite.

After the cookies came out of the oven Molly knew that Grandma would let her eat the two biggest cookies along with a glass of milk, then they would go to the couch and read together. This made Molly the happiest of all, because Grandma was Molly’s favorite, but also because Molly loved to listen to her Grandma read to her.

The next thing Molly knew she was being woken up by her Mom in the Grandma’s driveway and standing in the doorway was Grandma.

Molly was very happy, and her face held a big smile because Grandma was her favorite.

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Tomie dePaola uses the theme of food in the books Four Friends in Autumn, The Popcorn Book, Pancakes for Breakfast, and Strega Nona to bring his characters together in some way.

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In the book Tom, Tomie focuses on the relationship between family, while in the book Bill and Pete he focuses on the relationship between friends.

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Tomie’s dePaola’s book Pancakes for Breakfast is a wordless picture book that showcases his illustration style.

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Check out this interview of Tomie dePaola!

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Check out this interview of Tomie dePaola!

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By the time he could hold a pencil, Tomie dePaola knew his life's work would be writing and illustrating children's books. In this video, dePaola reflects on how his childhood love of folktales has translated into his work as an adult-and his overarching goal of unlocking the door to imagination in children's minds.

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Tomie uses his Irish and Italian background as inspiration for much of his writing, he also focuses a lot on family values in his books.

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Tomie dePaola has received multiple awards including the Caldecott honor award and the Newbery honor award.

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Tomie dePaola knew he wanted to be an author and illustrator at the young age of four.

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Tomie dePaola Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level | Scholastic

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Visit Scholastic, the world's largest children's book publisher. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroom-proven teaching materials, discover it at Scholastic.

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Mr. dePaloa has published about 250 books over the course of 40 years.

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Tomie dePaola has written eleven books that include his most famous character Strega Nona.

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The books that Tomie dePaola has written have been translated into almost 25 different languages.

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When signing his name, Tomie dePaola always puts a heart inside of his signature and has adopted this as theme or symbol for himself.