26 Fairmount Avenue

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26 Fairmount Avenue
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Author Tomie dePaola
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
PublishedApril 5, 1999 (Putnam)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages64 p
ISBN 0-399-23246-X
OCLC 38550527
813/.54 B 21
LC Class PS3554.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]

Contents

Plot

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

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

Other books in this series

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Camerato, Tim (November 26, 2016). "Children's Author dePaola Visits Norwich". Valley News. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "26 Fairmount Avenue. | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Haug, Karin; Bibliographer, Customer Service. "Feature Articles". YBP.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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