New Releases by Tomie De Paola

Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and so she is always in charge, but when their mother says she is too bossy, Moffie decides to make Morgie boss for a day.

Un día a la semana Tomi, un niño de cuatro años, va a visitar a sus dos abuelas; en realidad, abuela y bisabuela con las que comparte momentos de cariño. A medida que pasa el tiempo Tomi se da cuenta de que la vida tiene un principio y un final. Un tierno relato que sirve para iniciarse en los conceptos de vejez y muerte sin perder de vista valores como el amor y las relaciones familiares.

Humorous picture story book for young children. Big Anthony keeps making silly mistakes because he doesn''t pay attention.

Tomas y sus papas siempre van a la casa de los abuelitos el domingo. A tomas le encantan esas visitas porque mientras la abuelita de abajo prepara en la cocina deliciosos pasteles, la abuelita de arriba le cuenta historias y le regala pastillas de menta. Un día la abuelita de arriba ya no esta y le cuentan a Tomas que lo recordara desde el cielo.

In this elegant tale, Tomie dePaola imagines how the Days of the Blackbird in northern Italy came to be. Gemma and her father, the Duke of Gennaro, live in a house with a courtyard that fills with birds of all colors through the spring and summer. When the Duke falls ill at the end of summer, Gemma begs the birds to stay to raise his spirits with their song. However, as snow and fierce winds begin to swirl down on the village, the birds must fly south to stay warm, and eventually only one loyal bird remains.

A rival puts Strega Nona out of the healing business until Big Anthony''s assistance inadvertently sabotages the newcomer in his usual well-meaning way.

Staying behind when their circus moves on, a young clown and a troupe of baby animals put on a special Christmas Eve show for an Italian village too poor to celebrate the holiday.

Introduces in simple text some of the family activities associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving.

His classmates'' taunts don''t stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best. A picture-book, most appropriate for K-3.

Describes a variety of traditional Halloween activities.

A baker loses his daughter but gains a bakery in the grand city of Milano after meeting a determined nobleman and baking a unique loaf of bread.

His classmates'' taunts don''t stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best. A picture-book, most appropriate for K-3.

For use in schools and libraries only. Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there to be much more regimented.

A small boy enjoys his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he learns to face their inevitable death.

A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.