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What makes a good picture book? Tomie dePaola believes a good picture book can tell the story just by the illustrations.
Strega Nona The first Strega Nona book came about because Tomie dePaola was asked to retell a folktale.
Born to be an artist When he was very young, Tomie dePaola said “I’m going to be artist and I’m going to write stories and draw pictures for books and I’m going to sing and tap dance on the stage.”
