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Forgenerationsofhisfans,ChristmashasbeensynonymouswithTomiedePaola-afterall,it''shisfavoriteholiday!Now,readerswillfindthreeofhisbest-knownandbelovedChristmasstoriestogetherinonehandsomevolume.ComprisedofTheNightofLasPosadas,TheStoryoftheThreeWiseKings,andTheLegendofthePoinsettia,alongwithseveralexquisitelyillustratedChristmascarols,TomiedePaola''s.Christmastreasurywillbecomeanelegantadditiontoeveryfamily''sholidaycelebrations.
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TomiedePaolaBestknownforhisaward-winningpicturebookStregaNonaandforthe26FairmountAvenueseriesofchapterbooks,TomiedePaolaisoneofthemostprolific--andbeloved--authorillustratorsinthefieldofchildren''sliterature.BiographyBornin1934intoalargeextendedIrishItalianfamily,TomiedePaolareceivedhisarteducationatBrooklyn''sPrattInstituteandtheCaliforniaCollegeofArtsCrafts.Althoughhealwayswantedtocreatechildren''sbooks,hespentseveralyearsapplyinghistalentstothefieldsofeducation,theater,andgraphicdesign.Inthemid-1960s,hereceivedhisfirstcommissiontoillustrateachildren''ssciencebook.Ayearlater,hepublishedhisfirstoriginalpicturebook,TheWonderfulDragonofTimlin.Today,heisoneofthemostprolific--andbeloved--authorillustratorsinchildren''sliterature.Inadditiontoillustratingstoriesbyotherwriters,DePaolahascreatedartworkforcollectionsofpoetry,nurseryrhymes,holidaytraditions,andfolkandreligioustales.But,heismostfamousforbooksofhisowncreation,especiallyStregaNona"GrandmaWitch",thebelovedstoryofanoldwomanwhouseshermagicalpowerstohelpthepeopleofhersmallItalianvillage.Writtenin1975,thisCaldecottHonorwinnerisstilldelightingchildrentoday.DePaolaadmitsthattherearestrongautobiographicalelementsinmanyofhisbooksNanaUpstairsNanaDownstairs,TheArtLesson,Stagestruck,butnowhereisthismoreevidentthanin26FairmountAvenue,aseriesofcharmingchapterbooksbasedonhisConnecticutchildhood.Takingitsnamefromtheaddressofhisfamilyhome,theseriescapturestheexperiencesandemotionsofayoungboygrowingupinthelate1930sandearly''40sintheshadowofWorldWarII.Thefirstbookintheseriesreceiveda1999NewberyHonorAward.DePaolaandhisworkhavebeenrecognizedwithmanyhonors,includingtheSmithsonianMedal,theKerlanAwardfor"singularattainmentinchildren''sliterature,"theCatholicLibraryAssociation''sReginaMedal,andseveralawardsfromtheSocietyofChildren''sBookWritersandIllustrators.In1999,theNewHampshireStateCouncilontheArtsbestowedondePaolatheLotteJacobiLivingTreasureAwardforthebodyofhiswork.GoodToKnowTomiedePaola''snameispronouncedTommydePOW-la.Betweencollegeandgraduateschool,dePaolaspentashorttimeinaBenedictinemonasterybeforedeterminingthatreligiouslifewasnotforhim.Usingacombinationofwatercolor,tempera,andacrylic,dePaola''sartisticstyleisbestdescribedasfolk-traditional.DePaola''sfavoritepaintersandstrongestartisticinfluencesareMatisse,Giotto,andBenShahn.Hometown:ConnecticutandNewHampshireDateofBirth:九月15,1935PlaceofBirth:Meriden,CTWebsite:http:www.tomie.commain.html
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