26 Fairmount Avenue 26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 1, (Hardcover)

from JSpencer

This book was an autobiography of Tomie DePaola's life from 1938-1940. His family was in the process of having their house built on 26 Fairmont Avenue when a hurricane hit. They had many issues whi...

from marciaskidslit

26 Fairmount Avenue is a great teaching tool for introducing children to the importance of collecting family histories, beginning with their own. Documenting humorous stories, life changing events,...

from electrascaife

A cute story of a year in the life of the author as a child, when his family was busy trying to build a new home. Fun and funny and sweet, with illustrations to match.

from mrsarey

This is the story of young Tomie as he waits for his new house to be built. The narrative is easy and light, with fun stories told about school, building a new house, family, and grandparents. This...

from sdunford

Tomie dePaola's books are usually delightful - This one was just ever so slightly off - maybe because I wanted to know more about the people other than dePaola's immediate family - but the ending w...