2. LOOK! Tomie loves dogs too! His name is Bronte. Tomie was born in Connecticut in 1934. Interesting facts about Tomie Tomie has written or illustrated over 250 books! Tomie has been nominated and has won lots of awards for his books. He has 1 brother & 2 sisters. Tomie is also an actor.

3. Second grade is crazy about Tomie! Books, books & more books! Which one is your favorite?

4. The Strega Nona Series: Strega Nona Strega Nona Her Story Strega Nona Meets Her Match Strega Nona Takes a Vacation Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons Brava, Strega Nona! Strega Nona’s Harvest Big Anthony His Story Big Anthony and the Magic Ring Merry Christmas, Strega Nona Strega Nona’s Gift Memoir Series: 26 Fairmount Avenue Here We All Are On My Way What a Year Things Will Never Be the Same (The War Years) I’m Still Scared (The War Years) Why? (The War Years) For the Duration (The Way Years) Big Books Front Porch Tales and North Country Whoppers Christmas Remembered Tomie dePaola’s Big Book of Favorite Legends, Bible Stories, Nursery Tales, Mother Goose Books of Legends, Folktales and Stories Adelita A Mexican Cinderella Story Andy That’s My Name Charlie Needs a Cloak The Cloud Book Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard Cookie’s Week Days of Blackbird Erandi’s Brainds Fin M’Coul Four Friends at Christmas, Autumn, Summer Four Friends for Four Seasons Hey Diddle Diddle and Other Mother Goose Rhymes Hunter and the Animals I Love You, Mouse Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato and the Pooka Knight and the Dragon Legend of the Bluebonnet, Indian Paintbrush, Persian Carpet Little Grunt and the Big Egg Mice Squeak We Speak Mr. Satie and The Great Art Contest Mysterious Giant of Barletta Now One Foot, Now the Other Oliver Button is a Sissy Pancakes for Breakfast

5. Books of Legends, Folktales and Stories (Continued) The Popcorn Book The Quilt Story Smar about Art: Frida Kahlo Shh, We’re Writing the Constitution T-Rex is Missing The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote The Wind and the Sun The Bill and Pete Books: Bill and Pete Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile Bill and Pete to the Rescue The Barkers Boss for a Day Hide and Seek All Week Meet the Barkers (book) Morgan and Moffat Go to School A new Barker in the House Trouble in Barker’s Class Board Books for the Very Young: I Love You Sun, I Love You Moon Marcos Counts Mary Had a Little Lamb Tomie’s Little Book of Love Tomie’s Baa Baa Black Sheep Tomie’s Little Book of Poems Tomie’s Little Mother Goose Tomie’s Mother Goose Flies Again Tomie’s Three Bears and Other Tales Books about Religion & Holidays: Angels Angels Everywhere Christopher the Holy Giant The Clown of God Francis Poor Man of Assisi Get Dressed Santa Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s for Dinner? The Holy Twins Legend of Old Befana An Italian Christmas Story Legend of the Poinsettia Miracles of jesus My First The Night Before Christmas Night of Las Posadas Parables of Jesus Pascual and the Kitchen Angels Patrick Patron Saint of Ireland The Song of Francis Tomie’s Little Christmas Pageant The Friendly Beasts Jingle the Christmas Clown

6. Meaningful Words from Tomie http://youtu.be/7epT0qUaaX4 Click on the link!

7. Let’s Learn More about Tomie! Tomie’s web site: http://www.tomie.com/http://www.tomie.com/ Reading Rockets site: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/dep aola/ http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/dep aola/ Tomie Activities: http://www.kathimitchell.com/Grade2reading/tomie.h tml http://www.kathimitchell.com/Grade2reading/tomie.h tml Legend of the Bluebonnet games: http://www.quia.com/jg/81985.html http://www.quia.com/jg/81985.html