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Steven is in Mrs. Quaglia's second grade library class at Highland Park Elementary in Manchester, Connecticut.Mrs. Quaglia: Both Mrs. Gillis' class and Mrs. Delissio's class have drawn hearts for you during our library time to show you how much we appreciate all your wonderful books!
Caroline is in Mrs. Farrior's first grade class at Marlborough Elementary in Marlborough, Connecticut.
"Mom helped Buddy into the long black robe with the black cape and pointed hood. He put on the mask. He looked really good! Now me. I stepped into my costume. Mom zipped up the back. She helped me put on my mask and wig."There we were!"Snow White and the Wicked Witch."We looked just like the movie. No one would know it was Buddy and I."Copyright 2002 by Tomie dePaola. From the book, WHAT A YEAR, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Rosita is in Bettyann Sherrell's class at Peter Pendleton Elementary in Coachella, California.
Tomie just received jacket samples of UNDER THE BANYAN TREE, by Toni De Palma. The Holiday House mail room sent them to Tomie dePaola instead of sending them to Toni De Palma.
"I am Jennifer Chang and I have been teaching conversational English in Australia and Taiwan to all ages and levels for over 10 years. I am currently teaching at Cat's Language School in Taipei, Taiwan. As an ESL teacher in Taiwan, I try to introduce great children's literature to my students. My students were also interested in reading 'Strega Nona' and we had a Strega Nona art contest in my school. Some of the pictures of their work have been sent to you."www.catstw.com.tw
Connor is in Mrs. Pulice-Loomis's second grade class at Asbury School in Fairview, Pennsylvania: I want to learn. How to draw a tree. Becas you mast draw good trees.Tomie: I think you drew a fine tree, Connor.
Mrs. Read-Smith's second grade class at San Pasqual School in Escondido, California, wrote letters.Thomas and Brandon: I think art is artistic.Caitlyn: I think art is delightful.Carlos: I think art is exercising for your hand.Emily G.: I think art is splendid and amazing.Tomie: Yes, art is splendid and all of those other things, too.
Austin is the artist, and is in the second grade at Cranbury School in Norwalk, Connecticut.Trevor: Did you go on vacation? I did. I slept on a battle ship over vacation. It was really cool, stinky, and a little cold.Tomie: Sign me up!Dean: My class is having a vocabulary parade and my class dreses up as your characters. I am a leprkon.Tomie: What is the letter Q?
Brigham is in Mrs. Smith's first grade class at Barrett Elementary in Morgan Hill, California.
Mrs. Symmes's first grade class at Mulberry Elementary in Auburn, Georgia, wrote letters (VERY long letters for first graders).David: We have been studying on your oathor study. First we studied your memwars. Then we studied your family. Then we made passports. And we travled the world. First we went to Ireland we learned about the hole intire cultur. We also read some of your Irish foctals. They were super cool books. We even had a super awsome cool Irish party. We ate delosos patato soup. Next we traveled to Italy. And we learned all about Italy. It was super fun. We ate delosos sapagete. We read tuns of books about Italy. Strega Nona and Big Anthony books were the best. I love Big Anthony. After that I went to Texas. And read The Legend of the blueblonets.Steven: Did you really put on lipstick if you did to would be soooooooooooooooooooooo harlyis?Tomie: Yes, it's true. "One day when no one was around, I sat there and put on my mother's lipstick, pretending to be Miss Mae West." HERE WE ALL ARECaden: Did you really see a shooting star when both nanas die?Tomie: Yes. I told this story in NANA UPSTAIRS & NANA DOWNSTAIRS.Jake: Do you still make paper dolls?Tomie: No. I wrote about making paper dolls and playing with paper dolls in WHY?Morgan: Did you call your self Oliver in Oliver botton is a sissy?Tomie: Not really. OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY is very loosely based on my life.Ashton: By the way I have a contion of Jamie O'Rourk. I am lazy and I go to sleep like him.Tomie: Many of us probably have that condition.Megan: Did you really burn your hair?Tomie: In WHY? I wrote about the time that I used my mother's curling iron and the curling iron was too hot. The result was a big burned-out spot of hair.
Miss Denise's kindergarten class at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida, asked some questions:Q: What is your favorite shape?A: All shapesQ: What is your favorite fruit?A: WatermelonQ: What is your favorite number?A: 2
Connor is in Mrs. Meyer's first grade class at St. Pius X Elementary in Appleton, Wisconsin: I know how much you love to draw. I love to draw too. We too must be cousins and Buddy and your cousins are the famous radio Irish Dancers!Tomie: I'm not sure we're cousins, but maybe you're right. As to the famous radio Irish Dancers, I think you're confusing the Dancers with my mother's cousin, Morton Downey, who was well known from the radio as an Irish tenor (singer).Tomie: Thanks for writing, cuz!
