Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - 26 Fairmount Avenue

26 Fairmount Avenue
26 Fairmount Avenue
Author: Tomie de Paola
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eating chocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out -- the hard way -- that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skip kindergarten whe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439173155
ISBN-10: 0439173159
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 57
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 8

3.9 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

reviewed 26 Fairmount Avenue on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A wonderful autobiography filled with Tomi DePaola's fun drawings. Great for middle elementary readers.
Read All 2 Book Reviews of "26 Fairmount Avenue"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed 26 Fairmount Avenue on + 506 more book reviews
dePaola's book is a charming, gentle, funny beginning to more stories of his life, told in the voice of the child Tomie. His respect and reverence for both the old and the young is clear. He's giving us a glimpse in the 30's and his own childhood.


Genres: