Born: 01/11/1918   Detroit , MI
Parents: Joseph (a farmer) and Florence Bakeman
Spouse: Robert S. Tompert (social service employee)
Address(es):
Permanent :
3900 Aspen Drive #342
Port Huron , MI 48060
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : 810-987-8743
Website : http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/01jan/1-11tompert.html

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Saint Valentine - Traces what is known of the life of Saint Valentine.	Biography , Picture Book	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills	2004
	Harry's Hats - Rookie reader	Fiction	Children	New York : Children's Press	2004
	The Errant Knight	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Bellevue, WA : Illumination Arts Pub	2003
	Joan of Arc : Heroine of France - A picture book biography of the French national hero, Joan of Arc.	Biography , Picture Book	Children	Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press	2003
	The Pied Piper of Peru - The legend of Martin de Porres, and how he rids a monastery of mice.	Biography	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills	2002
	Saint Nicholas	Biography	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills	2000
	The Hungry Black Bag	Fiction	Children	Boston, MA : Houghton	1999
	Saint Patrick	Biography , Picture Book	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills	1998
	How Rabbit Lost its Tail	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Boston, MA : Houghton	1997
	The Jade Horse, the Cricket and the Peach Stone - Han Wu-ti, Emperor of China, 156-87 B.C.	Fiction	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills	1996
	A Carol for Christmas - Story of Silent Night by Joseph Mohr	Fiction	Children	New York : Macmillan	1994
	Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake : A Tale Adapted from Japanese Folklore	Fiction , Folklore	Children	New York : Crown	1993
	Just a Little Bit	Fiction	Children	Boston : Houghton Mifflin	1993
	Savina the Gypsy Dancer	Fiction	Children	New York : Macmillan	1991
	Grandfather Tang's Story	Fiction	Children	New York : Crown Publishers	1990
	The Tzar's Bird	Folklore	Children	New York : Macmillan Pub. Co	1990
	Sue Patch and the Crazy Clocks	Fiction	Children	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers	1989
	The Silver Whistle	Fiction	Children	New York : Macmillan	1988
	Will You Come Back for Me? - Four-year-old Suki is worried about being left in day care for the first time until her mother reassures her that she loves her and will always return for her.	Fiction	Children	Niles, Ill. : A. Whitman	1988
	The Greatest Showman on Earth : A Biography of P. T. Barnum	Biography	Children	Minneapolis, Minn. : Dillon Press	1987
	Nothing Sticks Like a Shadow	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Boston : Houghton Mifflin	1984
	Charlotte and Charles	Fiction	Children	Crown	1979
	Three Foolish Tales	Fiction	Children	New York : Crown	1979
	Badger On His Own	Fiction	Children	New York : Crown	1978
	Little Otter Remembers	Fiction	Children	New York : Crown	1977
	The Clever Princess	Fiction	Children	Chapel Hill, N. C. : Lollipop Power	1977
	Little Fox Goes to the End of the World	Fiction	Children	New York : Crown	1976
	The way things were : an autobiography of Emily Ward - Editor	Biography , Michigan	Children	Marine City, Mich. : Newport Press	1976
	It May Come in Handy Someday	Fiction	Children	New York : McGraw-Hill	1975
	Hyacinth, The Reluctant Duck	Fiction	Children	Austin, TX : Stack-Vaughn CoSteck	1972
	Fun for Ozzie	Fiction	Children	Austin, TX : Stack-Vaughn Co	1971
	The Crow, the Kite and the Golden Umbrella	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Abelard- Schuman	1971

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "My main aim in writing is to tell a good story, to entertain. And, if, by chance, the reader learns a little, grows a little, gains a little insight and becomes a better person, that will be an added bonus." 2nd ed. says, " After reading Little Women when I was twelve years old, I always dreamed of being a writer like Jo. I didn't put forth any serious efforts to make my dream come true, however, until 1960. Then I worked for three years before selling my first story to Jack and Jill Magazine. All my published work is in the juvenile field although at one time I was sure that I would someday write the Great American Novel. All my stories are first put down in longhand as I cannot compose on the typewriter. It seems to me to be some kind of monster standing between me and what I want to say. I write for children because I was a child once and I just never grew up."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Name	Date
St. Patrick picked as one of the Ten Best Religious Books for Children by Booklist	1998
Just a Little bit, Pick of the List, ABA, Junior Literary Guild Selection, Nominated for the Utah Book Awards	1997 -1998
The Jade Horse cited in Children's Book of the Year	1997
Service Award, Children's Reading Round Table of Chicago	1994
Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake cited in Best of Children's Books	1994
Savina, The Gypsy Dancer, Pick of the List, American Booksellers Association	1991
Grandfather Tang's Story: Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies	1990
Grandfather Tang's Story, Nominated for Golden Sower Award	1990
The Silver Whistle: Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, Children's Book Council	1988
Charlotte and Charles, runner-up, Irma Simonton Black Award	1980
Woodward Park School Annual Award	1980
Little Fox Goes to the End of the World: ALA Notable Book	1976
Best of the Best 1966-1978, School Library Journal	1966 -1978
Honors, Children's Reading Round Table of Chicago
Little Otter Remembers: Classroom Choice, International Reading Association

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http://guides.library.ucmo.edu/tomperta

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