Best-Selling Children's Book Author Packs the House
February 7, 2007
The Friends of the UNH Library hosted the eighth in a series
of one-on-one conversations with authors who have ties to
the Granite State on Sunday, Jan. 28. Local author and humorist,
Rebecca Rule, interviewed award-winning children’s
book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola before a live audience
of almost 300 people in the library’s 5th Floor Reading
Room.
A resident of New London, New Hampshire, dePaola has been
writing and illustrating children’s books for nearly
40 years. Published in more than 15 countries, his books
have received virtually every significant recognition in
the children’s book world, including the Caldecott
Honor Award for Strega Nona and the Newbery Honor Award for
26 Fairmount Avenue, an autobiographical account of dePaola’s
childhood centered on the building of his family’s
new house in Connecticut during the 1930s.
Strega Nona, his most popular character, is featured in eight
books. It means “Grandma Witch” in Italian, a wise,
loving and gentle woman who possesses magical powers. dePaola’s
newest series features the Barker Twins, twin dog characters
-- inspired by his own dogs -- who face contemporary boyhood
and girlhood challenges.
Three times per year, in the style of Bravo’s Inside
the Actors’ Studio, Yankee humorist, book reviewer and
author Rebecca Rule invites poets, fiction and non-fiction
writers, and journalists with a connection to New Hampshire
to share their insights and discoveries as they pursue their
passion for writing. These one-on-one interviews are conducted
in front of a live audience and recorded by New Hampshire Public
Television for future broadcast.
The dePaola event will be
broadcast on NHPTV on February 26th at 8:00 p.m. Members of
the audience, including children, asked questions and although
Tomie couldn’t sign books because he was recuperating
from carpel tunnel surgery, he chatted with audience members
and passed out bookplates.
The event was generously sponsored by EBSCO, a long time partner
with UNH and a supporter of educational events. EBSCO is the
provider of EBSCOhost, the world’s leading internet research
service serving libraries. The company’s president and
founder, Tim Collins, is a UNH graduate, and 10% of its workforce
is comprised of New Hampshire residents. EBSCO’s world
headquarters is just a few miles from the New Hampshire border
close to route 95 in Ipswich, Mass. The company has experienced
strong growth over the last 15 years, and is currently seeking
candidates to join its team. We encourage anyone seeking new
career opportunities and a thriving workplace to keep EBSCO
in mind. For specific career information, visit the company
web site at: www.ebscohost.com.
The next interview event, poet Mekeel McBride, is scheduled
for Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m.
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