253 Main Street, PO Box 2455, New London, NH 03257
(603) 526-5850, mhbs@tds.net
Mon.-Fri.: 9:00AM - 5:30PM, Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM, Sunday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
253 Main Street, PO Box 2455, New London, NH 03257
(603) 526-5850, mhbs@tds.net
Mon.-Fri.: 9:00AM - 5:30PM, Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM, Sunday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Mama Grunt sends Little Grunt out to find a dozen eggs. All he can find is one huge egg. The egg hatches and out pops a baby dinosaur. Little Grunt names him George. Soon George grows too big for the Grunt family cave, and poor Little Grunt has to send him away. But when the local volcano erupts, there's only one dinosaur who can save the day!
His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his "singular attainment in children's literature," the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his "continued distinguished contribution," and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for lifetime contribution to children's literature in 2011.
DePaola has published almost 200 children's books in 15 different countries over the past 30 years. Among his most well-known titles are the Strega Nona series, 26 Fairmount Avenue, and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush.
DePaola lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. His studio is in a large renovated 200-year-old barn.