Tomie DePaola has died.
	
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
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				Tomie dePaola, Beloved Children's Author And Illustrator, Has Died
The author and illustrator — who, by his own reckoning, worked on more than 270 titles — died Monday at age 85. Among his classics is the Caldecott winner Strega Nona, a seemingly ancient folk tale.
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