dePaola, Tomie
If you read my last post you know I have some sort of obsession with the works of Tomie dePaola. I'm still uncertain whether it is his illustrations, his writing, or he himself that draws me in. In fact, when I was searching for a picture of the cover of this book I saw a picture of Tomie dePaola and it reminded me why I liked him in the first place. He just looks like a lovable, hug-able, friendly grandpa-type.
In this story Tommy's already large Italian family is growing even larger - his mom his having a baby. He desperately wants his mom to have a baby girl and he is adamant that she should wear a red ribbon in her hair. You have to wait until the end of the story to see if Tommy's wish comes true.
I actually read this book to my class this year to tell them that I was going to have a baby. They were so shocked and they all think that I need to have a baby girl and put a red ribbon in her hair...we'll have to see about that.
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