For the youngest child comes an exuberant, comforting text with adorable, childlike illustrations that allows children to discover the world around them and find their places within it. Full color.

When Jungle Girl falls into some quicksand and starts slowly sinking, Jungle Boy arrives quickly–and takes the opportunity to tell her how it’s formed, what it’s made of, and how…

Now, for the first time, Strega Nona reveals her life’s story to artist/author Tomie dePaola, in this wonderful prequel to the famous Strega Nona books. From the dark and stormy…

This beautiful new edition of dePaola’s progressive 1979 classic stars a special little boy who won’t give up on the dreams that make him unique. Full color.

Several kids looking for something to do make words from the letters in little Andy’s name.

Staying behind when their circus moves on, a young clown and a troupe of baby animals put on a special Christmas Eve show for an Italian village too poor to…

Originally published in 1968 by J. B. Lippincott Company –Copyright page.

As he does in many of his picture books, Tomie dePaola gives a privileged peek into yet another happy episode in his formative years. Anyone who has ever had a…