Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales [Hardcover]

Tomie dePaola (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 26, 1986 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A sumptuously illustrated companion to Mother Goose containing more than 25 stories and poems. "A delightful oversize package that's a pleasure to dip into."--Booklist, starred review. Full-color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 4 Like a good winter coat in a large family, this anthology can be passed along to many children. The smallest can listen to ``The Three Bears,'' the middle-sized ones will enjoy ``The Owl and the Pussycat,'' and the older ones will puzzle out ``Rumpelstiltskin.'' Jacobs, Andersen, and Grimm account for most of the selections, and there are a few poems, too. The only off note is Longfellow's ``The Children's Hour,'' which is so much more sentimental than the other selections. Fans of Rojankovsky's Tall Book of Nursery Tales (Harper, 1944) and of Anne Rockwell's The Three Bears and Fifteen Other Stories (Crowell, 1975) are sure to love this one. DePaola's droll, witty, and very funny illustrations capture the essence of each story from a child's point of view. It's unlikely that any adult will get away with reading just one of these selections for a bedtime story. The cover and title page show a child reading aloud to an attentive audience and are an immediate reminder that this book is for sharing. The beautiful layout of these pages, in which the print and pictures are perfectly at ease with one another, invites confident new readers as well as adults for reading aloud. A fine companion volume to Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose (Putnam, 1985) .Anna Biagioni Hart, Sherwood Regional Library, Alexandria, Va.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (September 26, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399213198
• ISBN-13: 978-0399213199
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934 to a family of Irish and Italian background. By the time he could hold a pencil, he knew what his life's work would be. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California.
It drove him through the years of teaching, designing greeting cards and stage sets, and painting church murals until 1965, when he illustrated his first children's book, Sound, by Lisa Miller for Coward-McCann. Eventually, freed of other obligations, he plunged full time into both writing and illustrating children's books.
He names Fra Angelico and Giotto, Georges Rouault, and Ben Shahn as major influences on his work, but he soon found his own unique style. His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his ""singular attainment in children's literature,"" the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his ""continued distinguished contribution,"" and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.
Tomie dePaola has published almost 200 children's books in fifteen different countries. He remains one of the most popular creators of books for children, receiving more than 100,000 fan letters each year.
Tomie lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. His studio is in a large renovated 200-year-old barn.
- He has been published for over 30 years.
- Over 5 million copies of his books have sold worldwide.
- His books have been published in over 15 different countries.
- He receives nearly 100,000 fan letters each year.
Tomie dePaola has received virtually every significant recognition for his books in the children's book world, including:
- Caldecott Honor Award from American Library Association
- Newbery Honor Award from American Library Association
- Smithson Medal from Smithsonian Institution
- USA nominee in illustration for Hans Christian Andersen Medal
- Regina Medal from Catholic Library Association

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Collection of Children's Stories and Fables, July 15, 2005

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales (Hardcover)

This book was on my entering kindergartener's Summer Reading List as were others of this talent artist-author's books.

This is a book I wish I had run across earlier. I have been trying to read all of the old fairytales to my children and have been having to do things piece meal. Here are many of them all in one place. (See the *search inside* Table of Contents.)

Besides the Contents listed on that page there is another page that is not shown. (Go figure.) A list follows of what is on that 2nd page:

The Owl and The Pussycat

Johnny and The Three Goats

The Straw Ox

The Fox and The Stork

Master Of All Masters

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey

The Fox and The Grapes

The Elves and The Shoemaker

Chicken Licken

The Tortoise and The Hare

The Cat and The Mouse

The Shepherd Who Cried "Wolf"

How Jack Went To Seek His Fortune

The House On The Hill

As you can see, not only are their many classic tales, but also some of Aesop's fables.

Four Stars. Great collection of stories with one or two poems. Artwork typical of Mr. DePaola.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!, September 19, 2010

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Sharon "Granny" (Powell, Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews
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My daughter teaches 4th grade and is very pickey about what books I purchase for her 1 and 3 yr old, but this book was one they had gotten from the local library and she asked me to but it for them. The illustrations are lovely and give a reader much more to note as you read the nursery tales. Highly recommend!! This granny loves to read from this one and even the 1 yr old stays still for a half hour of reading from this one!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oma perfect, December 11, 2009

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What a wonderful book to share with my new grand-daughter. The illustrations are large and colorful and the book has all of the "oldies but goodies". "Hey, Diddle Diddle," and "Hickory-Dickory-Dock" are two of our favorites.