about
children's book author and illustrator Mary Newell DePalma 
Contact me by email: mary@marynewelldepalma.com
Click here to see A Grand Old Tree animation!
Watch me read from A Grand Old Tree and The Strange Egg on Boston's Read TV:
Teachers!
click
here
for info about school visits,
and
a free
book!
Read my Bookpage interview!
When my daughter Kepley was 8 years old, she auditioned for a
part in Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker. I wrote about this
in my book The Nutcracker Doll. More about this book, (and my daughter), here.
'Mom'
by Kepley
Original Art
Illustrations from my children's books are available for sale at these galleries:
Chemer's
Gallery Tustin, CA.
View some of the work online,
or call them at 714-731-5432.
Bio
I grew
up in Pittsburgh PA and I have four brothers and two sisters. We had a
lot of fun collecting buckeyes and digging holes in the backyard.
I've
had lots of different kinds of jobs. I've knitted designer sweaters, interpreted
for the deaf, painted signs, and worked as an apprentice engrosser and
medical illustrator. But writing and illustrating children's books is the
best.
I'm still digging holes in the backyard; I dug a pond for goldfish and water
lilies here in my backyard in Boston, MA.. I have a daughter named Kepley and
a husband and a son both named Alphonse.
Giclee Prints
See
my flower garden
here :-)
Some of my illustrations are available as giclee prints. These are high quality, affordable reproductions of my illustrations. Click here for more information.
These
are my new favorite shoes!!
They come in many colors and patterns :-)
For every pair you purchase, TOMS donates
an equal pair to a child in need.
Find a pair for yourself
online: www.tomsshoes.com
In
case you wanted a bib or a mug to go with that book...see what is available
at
The
Strange Egg Shop!
" Thank you!" to my son, Alphonse, for his technical help in building this website.
I like to knit mittens!
sometimes I make odd objects...
More Interesting Links:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
HarperCollins Children's Books
More info on the next page
