Christmas Remembered Hardback - 2006

de Tomie dePaola

Tomie dePaola shares his love of Christmas in fifteen vivid memories, which span six decades and are filled with all the delightful twists and turns his life has taken. In the thirties at age three, Tomie watched his Irish/Italian family and their friends joyously celebrate the holidays. It was no wonder that Christmas became his favorite time of the year.

Wherever he lived-as a teenager in Meriden, Connecticut, an art student in Brooklyn, a novice monk at Weston Priory in Vermont, an artist and professor in San Francisco, or an artist and author in New Hampshire-Tomie's enthusiasm for the holiday reflects his zest for living and the original style in which he has always celebrated Christmas. (He once had eighty trees instead of just one!)

Combining his well known folk art with a sophisticated style using collage in unique designs, Christmas Remembered is a delightful window into the life of one of the great American children's book author and artists.