An Artist Named Tomie
An Artist Named Tomie An Artist Named Tomie In 1938, when Tomie dePaola was just four years old, he already knew what he wanted to do when he grew up. He told everyone his grand plans to write stories and draw illustrations for books. When he was little, Tomie would sit on his Irish mother's knee and listen with interest to traditional stories from Ireland. She would read to him every day. Besides his mother's stories, Tomie also loved the tall tales that his Irish grandfather told him. Tom
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An Artist Named Tomie
An Artist Named Tomie
In 1938, when Tomie dePaola was just four years old,he already knew what he wanted to do when he grew up.He told everyone his grand plans to write stories and draw illustrations for books.
When he was little, Tomie would sit on his Irish mother's kneeand listen with interest to traditional stories from Ireland.She would read to him every day.
Besides his mother's stories, Tomie also loved the tall tales that his Irish grandfather told him.Tomie would later use traditional Irish stories and tall tales for some of his books.
Tomie loved listening to stories, but what he really wanted to do was to read himself.When he started kindergarten, he asked his teacher when he would be taught to read.She told him that he would not learn to read until first grade, which was the next year.
Tomie said he would come back next year.Then he walked out the door, down the stairs, and all the way home!He immediately picked up a book and tried to teach himself to read.
Of course, Tomie had to go back to school.He was thrilled when he started first grade, and he quickly learned to read.He had a huge appetite for stories, and he read everything he could find.
