New Releases by Tomie De Paola

Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and so she is always in charge, but when their mother says she is too bossy, Moffie decides to make Morgie boss for a day.

Describes the special parts of a Seder meal which celebrates the Jewish feast of Passover. On board books.

Children''s author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

The third in a series of DePaola''s memoirs vividly recounts the (mostly) serene days between the end of kindergarten and beginning of first grade.

Twins Moffie and Morgie and the rest of their class prepare a suprise party for their teacher on the last day of school.

When Mama unexpectedly has to work, Papa takes Marcos to the Mondays with Moms playgroup.

Children''s author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Strega Nona sends home gifts of candy and bubble bath while on vacation, but when Bambolona grabs the candy, Big Anthony is left with a lot of bubbles.

Morgie accuses his best friend of taking his favorite dinosaur toy without asking, and then he finds that he must apologize.

Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but eventually learns to face their inevitable death.

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

Tomas y sus papas siempre van a la casa de los abuelitos el domingo. A tomas le encantan esas visitas porque mientras la abuelita de abajo prepara en la cocina deliciosos pasteles, la abuelita de arriba le cuenta historias y le regala pastillas de menta. Un día la abuelita de arriba ya no esta y le cuentan a Tomas que lo recordara desde el cielo.

Ha llegado el momento en que Guillermo Alfredo debe buscar un cepillo para sus hermosos dientes de cocodrilo. En la tienda del Sr. Hipopótamo, entre los pajaritos que sirven de cepillos a los cocodrilos, Guillermo Alfredo escoge uno muy simpático llamado Leo que se convierte también en su mejor amigo. Esta singular amistad está inspirada en la simbiosis natural que existe entre el chorlito africano y los cocodrilos egipcios. Guillermo Alfredo va a la escuela a aprender a escribir, pero las dificultades que tiene con su nombre de tantas letras, las resuelve su amigo Leo cuando le dice que aprenda a escribir Memo. Vivirán más aventuras cuando Memo es secuestrado por un fabricante de maletas. Las ilustraciones de Paola, con colores vivos y una composición de sus dibujos que nos recuerdan una obra de teatro, se complementan con el texto, breve y divertido.

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.

As Reprobus carries a child across a river one stormy night, the boy gets heavier and heavier until Reprobus feels he is carrying the world on his shoulders--thus goes the legend of the name Christ-bearer, or Christopher.

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.

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.