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Video Sunday: “Books are not billboards”
A: It’s interesting that Sterling is the publisher that gets great book trailer experts like Dan Santat and (now I see) Adam McCauley to work for them.
B: How did I miss this before? I should probably save it for Halloween or something, but that’s next week anyway and this? This is awesome. Jules over at 7-Imp pointed it out to me in her extensive Adam McCauley interview and I’ve suddenly a notion to become the man’s biggest fan. His band The Bermuda Triangles did the music for this trailer and another one that Jules also found.
You know it’s an effective trailer since I now desperately want to get my hands on that book (and somehow I’ve completely missed it). Finally, Jules also found this trailer for David Ezra Stein’s Pouch. She’s on fire this week!
Trailers for adult novels have a little more leeway to work with. In the case of Roland Denning, he
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American illustrator and writer (1934–2020)
Tomie dePaola | |
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| Born | Thomas Anthony dePaola (1934-09-15)September 15, 1934 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 85) Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Education | Pratt Institute (BFA) |
| Period | 1965–2020 |
| Genre | Children'spicture books, folklore, educational paperbacks |
| Notable works | Strega Nona |
| Notable awards | Children's Literature Legacy Award 2011 |
| Relatives | Frances McLaughlin-Gill and Kathryn Abbe (twin cousins) |
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona.[1][2] He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.[3][4]
Early life and educat
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‘Strega Nona’ Author Tomie dePaola Dies at 85
Tomie dePaola in his studio in New London, N.H., in 2013. Of the many books he wrote and illustrated, he said the ones that resonated most with children were inspired by his own life.Credit…Jim Cole/Associated Press
Tomie dePaola, one of my favorite children’s book illustrators, and perhaps yours, has passed away. I always admired his great sense of style and the masterful ease he had with conjuring up his distinctive berättande. His stories of a grandma witch with an eternally full pasta pot, beginning with Strega Nona (1975), were beloved bygd generations of children.
Strega Nona
Much in the same spirit as another favorite artist, Tomi Ungerer, who died last year, dePaola had a signature style and a heartfelt vision that carried him through his 30-year career. Speaking of hearts, dePaola got to signing his work with a heart and never stopped. As he explained: “The heart has become a sort of tecken for me. I al