26 Fairmont Avenue — by Tomie DePaola

• Apr-1999

Tomie dePaola's stories from the momentous year his family built their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue highlight his wit, sense of humor, and strong family bonds. The book earned raves from reviewers of all ages and a Newbery Honor award....

• Apr-2000

Tomie thinks that nothing could be more exciting than moving into 26 Fairmount Avenue until his mother tells him they are going to need the just-in-case room for the new baby. Tomie can't wait for his baby sister to arrive, wearing a red ribbon in he...

• Mar-2001

Baby Maureen has only been home from the hospital a few weeks when she gets pneumonia, and the dePaola family is scared. Will she pull through? The school year ends with Tomie starring in a dance recital and eager to find out who his first-grade tea...

• Apr-2002

In a review of the third 26 Fairmount Avenue book, On My Way, School Library Journal said, "Readers will be delighted with the final line: 'There's more coming!'"

Well, here it is: Celebrate Tomie's sixth birthday in style, watch as he dress...

• Feb-2003

After receiving a diary for Christmas, Tomie spends the next year recording all the wonderful things he has done as the months roll by, but when he hears of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the radio, Tomie immediately knows that everything in the world...

• Jun-2007

The latest installment in the Newbery Honor-winning series from Tomie dePaola

First-grader Tomie dePaola experiences uncertainty in the weeks following the attack on pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. What are the grown-ups talking quietly about ...

• Feb-2007

World War II is raging in Europe, and young Tomie finds that everyday life has changed in many ways. Sure, there’s still New Year’s Eve to celebrate, and he still has to face penmanship and arithmetic in second grade -- definitely not his strong...

• Aug-2009

Tomie keeps hearing the phrase, ?For the duration.? Gas is being rationed ?for the duration.? The Fourth of July fireworks will be the last show ?for the duration.? So many things will be different as long as the war goes on, but much of Tomie?s life...