- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- September 15, 1934
- Place of Birth
- Meriden, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- March 30, 2020
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.
