Tomie DePaola

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth

Strega Nona tries to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order, but when Anthony does not follow her directions and uses her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an uncontrollable jungle.

Introduces the ten most common types of clouds, the myths that have been inspired by their shapes, and what they can tell about coming weather changes.

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

Mister Frog is usually asleep at Christmas time, but this year his good friends make sure that he has a wonderful holiday. Mister Frog has slept through Christmas every year, and every year he has listened to his three friends talk about how wonderful it is. This year, Mister Frog is determined not to miss it -- but oh, if he could just take one small nap.... Join world-renowned children's author and illustrator Tomie dePaola as he celebrates the...

"This folkloric picture book tells the story of a magical robe that goes missing, and the kingdom that hangs in the balance"--

His classmates' taunts don't stop Oliver Button from doing what he likes best.

Cookie the cat gets into a different kind of mischief every day of the week. One of Tomie's most popular young picture books, this charming story about Cookie the cat makes a perfect board book. With its bright watercolor illustrations and one sentence of text per page, toddlers will love following Cookie through the days of the week--and seeing all the trouble he causes around the house!

Relates the life and legends of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a new appreciation of her when he finds how well she and his friend get along.