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26 Fairmount Avenue

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26 Fairmount Avenue
AuthorTomie dePaola
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublishedApril 5, 1999 (Putnam)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages64 p
ISBN0-399-23246-X
OCLC38550527
813/.54 B 21
LC ClassPS3554.E11474 Z473 1999

26 Fairmount Avenue (ISBN 0-399-23246-X) is a 1999 children's novel by Tomie dePaola.[1] The book won a Newbery Honor in 2000,[1] and was named a Notable Children's Book on the Association for Library Service to Children's annual list that year. [2]

Plot

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The book deals with the early life of Tomie dePaola. He has just moved to a new house in Connecticut and the 1938 hurricane has just hit. Tomie expresses unhappiness for seeing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the theatres.

Continuity

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Characters such as Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, introduced in other dePaola books, are present in this book.

Other books in this series

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  • Here We All Are
  • On My Way. [3]
  • What a Year![3]
  • Things Will Never be the Same (The War Years)
  • I'm Still Scared (The War Years)
  • Why? (The War Years)
  • For the Duration (The War Years)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Camerato, Tim (26 November 2016). "Children's Author dePaola Visits Norwich". Valley News. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "26 Fairmount Avenue. | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  3. ^ a b Haug, Karin; Bibliographer, Customer Service. "Feature Articles". YBP.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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