about
children's book author and illustrator Mary Newell DePalma 
I LOVE trees. When I was little, my four brothers and two sisters and I spent a lot of time swishing through leaves and collecting pinecones, acorns, buckeyes, and monkey balls.
Well, I don't know exactly, but they look like green, bumpy grapefruit-- just the right size for monkeys to toss around.They smash to smithereens in a very satisfying way if you happen to throw them at the ground.
(ok!OK! They
are really osage
oranges)
Unfortunately, although we always had plenty of squirrels in the neighborhood,
there was a shortage of monkeys. Anyway, both of the books I've written
have
trees
in them.
Only
one has a monkey. This is the one without the monkey.
But I think you'll love it anyway...
My
newest book is The Nutcracker Doll.
When my daughter Kepley was 8 years old, she auditioned for a
part in Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker. More about this book,
(and my daughter), here.
Mom' by Kepley
Here are some photos I took in January near my house. Isn't the snow
amazing?
Teachers!
click
here
for info about school visits,
and
a free
book!
See
my flower garden
here :-)
'Contact
me by email: mary@marynewelldepalma.com
sometimes I make odd objects...
and I like to knit mittens!
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.
Child
At Heart Gallery
Newburyport
MA
Original illustrations and giclee prints
from A Grand Old Tree
800-883-0014
www.ChildAtHeartGallery.com
Elizabeth
Stone Gallery
Alexandria VA
Original illustrations and giclee prints from The Nutcracker Doll
703-706-0025
www.elizabethstonegallery.com
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.
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
" Thank you!" to my son, Alphonse, for his technical help in building
this website.
Some
of my illustrations are available as giclee prints. These are high quality,
affordable reproductions of my illustrations. Click here for
more information.
In case you wanted a bib or a mug to go with that book...see
what is available at
The
Strange Egg Shop!
More Interesting Links:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
HarperCollins Children's Books
More info on the next page
