Sunflowers from Spring Ledge Farm.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Another Great Dinner at Burdick's
Left to Right: Nancy Johansen, Tomie, Thea Johansen-Talento, Caddie Johansen, Vinny Talento.
Nancy is a friend of long-standing (another way of saying "an old friend") from Minnesota. She was visiting her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter in Vermont. We had dinner at Burdick's in Walpole, New Hampshire.
Vinny is an owner of the Prince and the Pauper Restaurant in Woodstock, Vermont, and an owner of Blue Moon Sorbet.
www.princeandpauper.com
www.bluemoonsorbet.com
www.burdickchocolate.com
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #4
This is the moment that Tomie learned the children's library was being named after him. Joan Edgerly, Meriden Public Library Board President, is reading the citation.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #3
Porter Gillespie and Marikka Tamura attended the library event. Marikka is the Assistant Art Director for Tomie's publisher, Nancy Paulsen Books at Penguin Young Readers Group. Marikka and Porter also are the designers for tomie.com.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Meriden Public Library Celebration, July 23, Photo #1
Tomie's Blog Blogger takes a photo of Tomie with Meriden Public Library Board President Joan Edgerly.
Photo Credit: Laurie Rich Salerno, meriden.patch.com
The Tomie dePaola Children's Library
The article is full of errors, but that's OK.
www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_fcd6bd9e-b592-11e0-b9e1-001cc4c002e0.html
www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_fcd6bd9e-b592-11e0-b9e1-001cc4c002e0.html
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tomie dePaola: Book Reviewer
Tomie reviewed a book for THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.
www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/books/review/childrens-books-orani-by-claire-a-nivola.html?_r=1&ref=books
www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/books/review/childrens-books-orani-by-claire-a-nivola.html?_r=1&ref=books