With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors prolific children¡¯s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola (1934¨C2020), whose extraordinarily varied body of work encompasses folktales and legends, informational books, religious and holiday stories, and touching autobiographical tales. Deceptively simple, dePaola¡¯s stories contain layers of emotional meaning that appeal to readers of all ages.
