Now he's Tomie Upstairs, in the great Upstairs.
What a wonderful legacy. He is greatly missed already. May he rest in peace and his family be comforted.
Saving.
“Strega Nona” was the Italian version of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. Took me years to actually notice that.
Loved Nona Strega. Rest in Peace.
Excellent children’s books. I think we have every book he wrote.
May he rest in peace. Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs was my son’s favorite book. I read it to him to prepare him for my father’s passing. My son is 37 now and still recalls how my husband and I read it to him when he was a little boy.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I don’t think he ever finished the series about his experiences as a boy during World War II!
If my library ever opens again, I’ll have to find out.
Our CA public elementary school actually had some of Depaola’s more Catholic books and I read them to my kids’ classes, as “ library mom”. (I also read tales from other religions and cultures. You should have seen the little girls smile when I unexpectedly selected one of “their” people’s books.). I deeply appreciate his dedication to heritage story-telling.
Now he's Tomie Upstairs, in the great Upstairs.