Tomie dePaola Quotes

Tomie dePaola — American Writer born on September 15, 1934,

Thomas Anthony dePaola is an American writer and illustrator who has created more than 200 children's books, and is known best for picture books such as Strega Nona. He received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011... (wikipedia)

A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees.

I try to be as clear and simple as I can be in my illustrations so that the child can tell what is going on and what the emotions are.

I remember feeling guilty that I had a good childhood. I thought everybody who is famous has to have a desperate childhood and work his way out of it, but I had a great one.

Tomie dePaola Quotes

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