Andy, That's My Name - Softcover

DePaola, Tomie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689826974 ISBN 13: 9780689826979

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Being proud of his wagon full of letters, little Andy is very upset when the bigger kids take them from him and use them for themselves, yet when they take the letters that spell his own name, he cannot tolerate it and so takes a strong stand against them all. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com.

Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com.

From Publishers Weekly:

In this charming 1973 book, the big kids dismiss Andy as too little to play with, but they're happy to make words out of his name. Ages 3-7.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0689826974
• ISBN 13: 9780689826979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32