Tomie DePaola

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school in 1941 when he was a boy.

"One morning during Mass, Francis heard these words of Jesus from the Gospel: 'Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.' Francis took off his shoes and threw away his walking stick and the cloak he wore to keep warm. He threw away his belt and tied a piece of rope around his rough robe. Full of joy, he went up to Assisi and sang about the...