Tomie DePaola, Beloved Children's Author And Illustrator, Has Died

Author Tomie dePaola, at a book signing in New York City in 2008.

The author and illustrator — who, by his own reckoning, worked on more than 270 titles — died Monday at age 85. Among his classics is the Caldecott winner Strega Nona, a seemingly ancient folk tale.

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from News : NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/824244076/tomie-depaola-beloved-childrens-author-and-illustrator-has-died?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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