26 Fairmount Avenue(Reprint) (Newbery Honor Book, 2000) by TomieDepaola, 汤米·狄波拉 Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2002 by Puffin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11864-5, ISBN: 0-698-11864-2
"A Newbery Honor BookTomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eating chocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out--the hard way--that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skip kindergarten when he finds out he won't learn to read until first grade. "I'll be back next year, ..."
"Ben Katchor's dreamscape is peopled by transistor radio listeners, door-knob triers, false eyebrow importers, and a late-night-perambulating real estate photographer named Julius Knipl. The vaguely melancholy stories in his eight-panel comic strips reflect a fondness for the forgotten, the obscure, and the merely overlooked. What happens to the city's wholesale calendar salesmen in February? Who buys last year's tinned seedless grapes? ..."
"Presenting a delightful collection of children's favorite Mother Goose rhymes, illustrated with full-color paintings by Tomie dePaola. Young readers and their parents will enjoy meeting up with familiar friends, including Old King Cole, Little Bo-Peep, Jack and Jill, and many more in a book that is sure to be a story-hour favorite."
On My Way(Reprint) (A 26 Fairmount Avenue Book) by TomieDepaola, 汤米·狄波拉 Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2002 by Puffin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-698-11948-2, ISBN: 0-698-11948-7
"A 5-year-old Tomie worries over the health of his baby sister, learns to read in one weekend (with a pilfered schoolbook), and helps his father pave the new driveway (to a too-fine polish!). In the spirit of his earlier memoirs, the Newbery Honor-winning 26 Fairmount Avenue and Here We All Are, author Tomie dePaola recounts the (mostly) serene days between the end of kindergarten and the beginning of first grade. DePaola's ..."
"The yellow dress Erandi wants for her birthday will look beautiful with her long, thick braids. But Mama's fishing net is full of holes, and there isn't enough money to buy both a new net and a birthday dress. The only solution lies with the hair buyers from the city. But Mama's hair isn't nearly as beautiful as Erandi's. Will Erandi have to choose between her birthday present and her braids? This touching tale of love and sacrifice is ..."
The Cloud Book by TomieDepaola, 汤米·狄波拉 Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 2003 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-0259-5, ISBN: 0-8234-0259-2
"This fun-filled, interesting book introduces readers to the 10 most common types ofclouds, myths that have been inspired by their shapes, and what they can ..."
"Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can't wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of "rules", he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the "rules" makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping one's individuality. Tomie dePaola is the ..."