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Tomie dePaola is the beloved Caldecott Honor- and Newbery Honor-winning author and/or illustrator of close to 250 books, including Strega Nona and Quiet. Tomie was born in Connecticut and grew up there with his parents, brother, and two sisters. He loved reading and books from an early age and knew, when he was four, that he wanted to write and illustrate stories when he grew up. Tomie is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association for his "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children," the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Association, and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his "singular attainment in children’s literature." He was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in illustration and has received the New Hampshire’s Governor’s Arts Award of Living Treasure.
"Fans of the prolific dePaola's heartfelt celebrations of religious
themes will welcome this handsome picture-book biography. His
signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady
of Guadalupe , dePaola effectively integrates both the tones and
design elements of (in this case) Celtic art into his renderings. .
. . Readers will particularly enjoy the addition of five legends
about St. Patrick, including the snakes and the shamrock. This
well-designed entry has perennial appeal."—Publishers Weekly
"DePaola's rich colors are somewhat muted here, and beautifully
balanced; the whole effect is decorative, reverent, and serene.
Five legends appear at the end, each succinctly stated and with a
single illustration--a good way to differentiate between the
historical and the apocryphal. An excellent contribution."—Kirkus
Reviews
"The colors are rich and warm, and the gestures and expressions
speak of elemental drama, exaggerated and yet formalized, and with
occasional playful detail. . . . In a final cheerful note,
dePaola remembers himself as a young child seeing a 'very colorful
statue' of Saint Patrick and the snakes when his Irish maternal
grandfather took him to church in Connecticut. The joy of those
memories can be felt in this picture book." —Booklist
Fans of the prolific dePaola's heartfelt celebrations of religious themes will welcome this handsome picture-book biography. His signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady of Guadalupe , dePaola effectively integrates both the tones and design elements of (in this case) Celtic art into his renderings. As with his pictorial biography Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi , dePaola succeeds in placing a near-mythic religious figure within a historic context and successfully relates the familiar and not-so-familiar details of his life: Patrick was of British (although when it was a part of the Holy Roman Empire), not Celtic, ancestry; March 17 is the date of his death, not of his birth. Readers will particularly enjoy the addition of five legends about St. Patrick, including the snakes and the shamrock. This well-designed entry has perennial appeal. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
"Fans of the prolific dePaola's heartfelt celebrations of religious
themes will welcome this handsome picture-book biography. His
signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady
of Guadalupe , dePaola effectively integrates both the tones and
design elements of (in this case) Celtic art into his renderings. .
. . Readers will particularly enjoy the addition of five legends
about St. Patrick, including the snakes and the shamrock. This
well-designed entry has perennial appeal."-Publishers Weekly
"DePaola's rich colors are somewhat muted here, and beautifully
balanced; the whole effect is decorative, reverent, and serene.
Five legends appear at the end, each succinctly stated and with a
single illustration--a good way to differentiate between the
historical and the apocryphal. An excellent contribution."-Kirkus
Reviews
"The colors are rich and warm, and the gestures and expressions
speak of elemental drama, exaggerated and yet formalized, and with
occasional playful detail. . . . In a final cheerful note, dePaola
remembers himself as a young child seeing a 'very colorful statue'
of Saint Patrick and the snakes when his Irish maternal grandfather
took him to church in Connecticut. The joy of those memories can be
felt in this picture book." -Booklist
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