Bibliograph

Why?, [the war years], written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Type

Label

Why?, [the war years], written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why?

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

496301509

Responsibility statement

written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Series statement

A 26 Fairmount Avenue Book

Sub title

[the war years]

Summary

While WWII rages across the ocean in Europe, young Tomie finds his life changing in many ways. He still helps out in the family grocery store, but he has to wear an extra sweater at school because the school is conserving heat, and blackout curtains cover the windows at home. The war seems more real when Cousin Blackie visits on his way overseas to fly missions as a bomber gunner. Then tragedy bring the war home to the dePaola family and all Tomie can do is ask "why?". Why? offers great comfort to young readers struggling with similar issues about the world today

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

War years

Classification