Tomie dePaola in his studio in New London, N.H., in 2013. Of the many books he wrote and illustrated, he said the ones that resonated most with children were inspired by his own life.

Children’s book superstar Tomie dePaola still remembers the morning in 1978, when he was 44, when he received a check from his publisher that was more money than he had made ...

Tomie dePaola, whose picture-book tales of bullied children, Christian saints and a magically overflowing pasta pot delighted generations of young readers and sold millions of copies, died March ...

Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s writer and illustration whose beloved, witchy series “Strega Nona” stole the hearts of generations of young readers, has died. He was 85. DePaola died ...

Tomie dePaola, a children’s author and illustrator known for his book “Strega Nona,” died Monday. The 85-year-old author died from complications from surgery after he fell in his barn which ...

Tomie dePaola, a beloved children’s book author and illustrator, has died. He was 85. DePaola passed away after suffering complications from surgery after falling in his home in New Hampshire ...

Four decades later, when I finally met Tomie, I asked him to re-sign those books, for my own kids. It felt important to me, a way of connecting my children to my grandmother, who never met them.

Tomie DePaola's books give life to the stories of the miracles and parables of Jesus, the life of the Blessed Mother and the saints and our Catholic faith..

Thankfully, many of Tomie dePaola’s books are still in print. DePaola’s death in 2020, however, leaves a gaping hole in the world of Catholic picture books.

CONCORD, New Hampshire — Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday ...

Tomie dePaola, Beloved Children's Author And Illustrator, Has Died The author and illustrator — who, by his own reckoning, worked on more than 270 titles — died Monday at age 85. Among his ...