26 Fairmount Avenue
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| Author(s) | Tomie dePaola |
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| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
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| In a striking debut, Tomie dePaola finds just the right voice for his first chapter book about his adventures during the year the family built their house at 26 Fairmount Avenue. It all began when the “Big Hurricane of 1938” roared into town…then his first day of school took an unexpected turn…so did Mr. Disney’s Snow White, the movie everyone had been waiting to see. These are only a few of the stories that will have readers racing from one episode to the next. Tomie fans, young and old, will be delighted to find favorite characters from his picture books,… | |
In a striking debut, Tomie dePaola finds just the right voice for his first chapter book about his adventures during the year the family built their house at 26 Fairmount Avenue.
It all began when the “Big Hurricane of 1938” roared into town…then his first day of school took an unexpected turn…so did Mr. Disney’s Snow White, the movie everyone had been waiting to see. These are only a few of the stories that will have readers racing from one episode to the next. Tomie fans, young and old, will be delighted to find favorite characters from his picture books, such as Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs, Tom and others.
Funny, dramatic and memorable moments combined with lively illustrations throughout will make everyone wish they had grown up in the dePaola family.
Going to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
It was scary, and I loved it. But lots of kids didn’t, and suddenly I heard crying and screaming all around me, even from Buddy.
“I want to go home!” he yelled.
“Come on,” my mother said, standing up. “let’s go.”
“I’m not going,” I said. I had waited a long time for Mr. Walt Disney’s movie. My mom, who is probably the smartest person in the world, understood. “All right, Tomie, sit right here and don’t move. I’ll be in the lobby with your brother.” That was fine with me.
