Books By Karen Pandell - Author

Tomie dePaola (www.tomie.com) was the acclaimed author and/or illustrator of more than 200 books for children. He received the 2012 Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Society of Illustrators, and he was the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award, given for a substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature. He also received the Newbery Honor Award for 26 Fairmount Avenue and the Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona. He was awarded the Smithson Medal (from the Smithsonian) and the Regina Medal (from the Catholic Library Association), and was designated a "living treasure" by the state of New Hampshire. His Brava, Strega Nona, Strega Nona's Harvest, and Strega Nona's Gift were all New York Times bestsellers. He was the first author known primarily for children's book writing to be awarded the Sarah Josepha Hale award, a prestigious distinction in writing by a New Englander.