Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Tomie dePaola

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Tomie dePaola.

Last updated on November 24, 2024.

Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.

American - Writer | September 15, 1934 - March 30, 2020

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I try to be as clear and simple as I can be in my illustrations so that the child can tell what is going on and what the emotions are.

Tomie dePaola

A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees.

Tomie dePaola

I remember feeling guilty that I had a good childhood. I thought everybody who is famous has to have a desperate childhood and work his way out of it, but I had a great one.

Tomie dePaola

Most people don't realize the many steps that a pop-up goes through. There are a variety of "Dummies" (the sketch phase of the book). Then finally the pencil "dummy", then the finished art which is like painting pieces of a jig saw puzzle.

Tomie dePaola

Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.

Tomie dePaola

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Tomie dePaola

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