Tomie DePaola

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Big Anthony plans a surprise Christmas party for Strega Nona.

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

A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets. "Voyager Books."

In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't...

Fin M'Coul's wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin.

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.

Introduces in simple text some of the family activities associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving.