1. TOMIE
DEPAOLA
By Jenny Eakin

2. About Tomie
 Written and/or illustrated almost 250 books
over 40 years
 73 years old
 Loved writing and illustrating at young age
 Currently lives in 200 year old barn in New
Hampshire
 Favorite color: White
 Received numerous awards and recognitions
(Strega Nona-Caldecott Honor Award)

3. Published Works
 Strega Nona
 26 Fairmount Avenue
 Bill and Pete
 The Legend of the
Poinsettia
 The Legend of the
Bluebonnet
 Nana Upstairs & Nana
Downstairs
 Oliver Button is a Sissy
 Now One Foot, Now the
Other

4. Writerly Techniques
 Imagery
 Alliteration
 Colorful language
 Metaphors & Similes

5. Themes
 Cultural
Celebrations
 Family Life
 Legends
 His Childhood
Stories

6. Content Connection
Cultural Celebrations
 “At home, Lucida
helped Mama clean
their casita, their little
house and pat out the
tortillas for their meals.
She took care of Paco
and Lupe and each
evening they went to
the shrine of the Virgin
of Guadalupe near the
front gate to see if fresh
candles were needed."

7. The End