Most Popular Books by Tomie de Paola

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.

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

His classmates'' taunts don''t stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best.

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

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 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.

When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.

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.