Oliver Button Is a Sissy
1979
First Published
4.09
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages
A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he’d rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports. “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . an attractive little book.”— School Library Journal
Avg Rating
4.09
Number of Ratings
1,187
5 STARS
42%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Tomie dePaola
Author · 167 books
Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) was best known for his books for children. He had a five-decade writing and illustrating career during which he published more than 270 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers. Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure.
