Tomie dePaola Stamp!

 

The USPS announced that one of it's new series in 2023 will be Tomie dePaola!! That is really something special to celebrate this author and children's literature.

They write: "This stamp honors prolific children’s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola (1934-2020), whose extraordinarily varied body of work encompasses folktales and legends, informational books, religious and holiday stories, and touching autobiographical tales. The stamp art features a detail from the cover of “Strega Nona” (1975), the Caldecott Honor winning first book in the series. Set in southern Italy, the gently humorous story focuses on Strega Nona, “Grandma Witch,” who uses magic to help with matters of the heart and to cure her neighbors’ ills. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp with Tomie dePaola’s original art."

You can read the full press release with all the 2023 series subjects (including John Lewis) here.