- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Sep 15, 1934
- Died
- Mar 30, 2020 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Tomie DePaola
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.
