Tomie De Paola
5) Big Anthony
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Adapted from Tomie's classic collection Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales, this new board book features three favorite stories--"The Three Bears," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Little Red Hen, "retold for the youngest readers. With simple, short texts and Tomie's beautiful artwork, young children will love to read Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales again and again!
10) Stagestruck
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Although Tommy fails to get the part of Peter Rabbit in the kindergarten play, he still finds a way to be the center of attention on stage.
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Bill the crocodile and his toothbrush, Pete the plover, set out to save Bill's cousin, who has been captured along with other endangered animals and taken from Egypt to Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother's Exotic Animal Farm near New Orleans, Louisiana.
20) The Clown of God
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas...