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26 Fairmount Avenue

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Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eating chocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out--the hard way--that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skip kindergarten when he finds out he won't learn to read until first grade. "I'll be back next year," he says. When Tomie goes to see Snow White, he creates another sensation. Tomie dePaola's childhood memories are hilarious, and his charming illustrations are sure to please.


"A thoroughly entertaining and charming story."—School Library Journal

"DePaola successfully evokes the voice of a precocious, inquisitive five-year-old everyone would want to befriend. Charming black-and-white illustrations animate the scenes and add a period flare, including a photo album-like assemblage of the characters' portraits at the book's start."—Publishers weekly

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Call Number

928 DEP

Publisher

New York, USA : Scholastic Inc., 1999

Collation

56 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0439173159

Classification

928

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text

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Subject(s)

Children's stories
Authors, American
Illustrators
Connecticut--Meriden
Homes
DePaola, Tomie, 1934-2020
Intellectual life

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