Tomie dePaula
Tomie lives in New Hampshire. He has written over two hundred books.
He has been writing for over forty years. He is famous for creating such
wonderful characters as Strega Nona and Bill and Pete.
He has won both the Caldecott and the Newberry Awards.
He works in a renovated barn in the countryside.
He lives with his Airdale dog, Bronte.
Steven Kellogg
We are now reading Steven Kellogg's books.
He is hard to define because he writes and
illustrates so many different kinds of stories.
Of course he is famous for Pinkerton the Great Dane.
But his stories are so creative and his drawings
so clever, that he is quickly becoming one
of my favorite children's writers. His website
Peggy Parish
The first author we are focusing on is Peggy Parish.
Ms. Parish is the creator of the Amelia Bedelia series.
She has been a teacher of dance and of creative children.
Her Amelia Bedelia series has a real following among young people.
On September 14, the children wrote their own Amelia Bedelia, focusing on the type of
organization that Peggy Parish tended to use. There is a problem that occurs, based on
Amelia's misunderstanding of something. Then there is a solution, usually brought about
by Amelia's delicious cooking. The kids did a great job on these stories.