# Oliver Button Is a Sissy - Hardcover

by **Tomie dePaola** (Author), **Tomie dePaola** (Illustrator)

**This beautiful edition of Tomie dePaola's progressive 1979 classic stars a special little boy who won't give up on the dreams that make him unique.**

Oliver Button is a sissy.

At least that's what the other boys call him.

But here's what Oliver Button _really_ is: a reader, and an artist, and a singer, and a dancer, and more.

What will his classmates say when he steps into the spotlight?

### Author Biography

Tomie dePaola (1934-2020) was one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he wrote and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book _Strega Nona_ and its companions, as well as _Oliver Button Is a Sissy_; _The Legend of Old Befana_; _The Clown of God_; _Michael Bird-Boy_; _Andy, That's My Name_; and the _New York Times_ bestseller _Quiet_. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at Tomie.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 11 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 04, 2017

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Oliver Button Is a Sissy

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.9

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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