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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Many of [=dePaola=]'s books are autobiographical in nature[[note]]He frequently changed small details, though, so they might best be described as -- to use his words -- "autobiographical fiction."[[/note]], and [[WriteWhoYouKnow his family features prominently in such stories]].
** ''The Baby Sister'' chronicles the birth of Tomie's little sister, Maureen (who would remain his best friend until the day he died).
** ''Tom'' highlights the IntergenerationalFriendship he had with his maternal grandfather (and namesake), Tom Downey.
*** ''Now One Foot, Now the Other'' delves deeper into their relationship, and details how the former helped the latter to recover from a stroke.
** ''The Art Lesson'' explores how [=dePaola=]'s passion for art began.
** ''Oliver Button is a Sissy'' showcases [=dePaola=]'s childhood love for performing, and the bullying that he suffered from some of his male peers.
*** His love of performing is also explored in ''Stagestruck'', in which he recalled his experience being cast in his school's production of ''Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit''.
** ''Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs'' is about his relationship with his maternal grandmother, Alice Downey ("Nana Downstairs"), and great-grandmother, Honorah Mock ("Nana Upstairs").
** ''My Mother is So Smart'' is a [[MamasBoy love letter to Tomie's mom, Flossie]].
** The ''26 Fairmount Avenue'' series -- Tomie's first venture into writing chapter books -- explores events in his childhood that he hadn't written about before, along with those explored in his storybooks.
** ''The Baby Sister'' chronicles the birth of Tomie's little sister, Maureen (who would remain his best friend until the day he died).
** ''Tom'' highlights the IntergenerationalFriendship he had with his maternal grandfather (and namesake), Tom Downey.
*** ''Now One Foot, Now the Other'' delves deeper into their relationship, and details how the former helped the latter to recover from a stroke.
** ''The Art Lesson'' explores how [=dePaola=]'s passion for art began.
** ''Oliver Button is a Sissy'' showcases [=dePaola=]'s childhood love for performing, and the bullying that he suffered from some of his male peers.
*** His love of performing is also explored in ''Stagestruck'', in which he recalled his experience being cast in his school's production of ''Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit''.
** ''Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs'' is about his relationship with his maternal grandmother, Alice Downey ("Nana Downstairs"), and great-grandmother, Honorah Mock ("Nana Upstairs").
** ''My Mother is So Smart'' is a [[MamasBoy love letter to Tomie's mom, Flossie]].
** The ''26 Fairmount Avenue'' series -- Tomie's first venture into writing chapter books -- explores events in his childhood that he hadn't written about before, along with those explored in his storybooks.
