The Horn Book Guide

BIOGRAPHIES

dePaola, Tomie

Here We All Are

71 pp. | Putnam | May, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23496-9 $$13.99

(2) K-3 26 Fairmount Avenue Book series. Young Tomie begins the second half of kindergarten, which witnesses his early success in art, tap-dancing, and theatrics, as well as the birth of his sister. This sequel hasn't the strong focus of the first book, but the details of Tomie's life are recalled (or re-imagined) with vivid precision. It's nice to see an author autobiography revel in the natural egocentricity of childhood; nice, too, to see a boy triumph in "unmasculine" pursuits.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2000