[Signed] [First Edition] 26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE dePaola, Tomie …, Glasgow

Inscribed first printing of this easy reader autobiography of the award-winning children's book creator - which itself was a Newbery Honor. Tomie dePaola's name is synonymous with warm childhood memories and creative excellence. THE NEW YORKER called his work "moral but not moralistic," noting that "[t]here is disarray in it, and people are imperfect and can make mistakes, but there is goodness, too." Over his long career, dePaola earned the Children's Literature Legacy Award, a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Newbery Medal, a Caldecott Honor, and numerous other accolades. 8.5'' x 5.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($13.99) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 58 pages. Inscribed by dePaola to title page, "for Christopher & Erin," dated '99. Leaves with a couple faint red pencil marks, one leaf with straight shallow fold. Tight.