![]() ![]() Yet, a lot of questions remained unanswered. Tomie and Maria in photo after dinner.Įlsa eventually showed up after the tour was over with a broken ankle. The last time we saw Maria was at dinner in New York City in October, 2018. Maria eventually became Editorial Director at Harcourt, and Tomie’s editor. Tomie and Maria somehow figured out how to save the tour, and Maria became a lifelong friend with her wonderful sense of humor. But, I learned just this week, she was also putting him on hold so she could call her father to ask if her father could wire money to Tomie. We learned, years later, she put him on hold so she could burst into tears. Maria would occasionally put Tomie on hold. Maria was “completely baffled (and scared)” - Maria’s words - about what to do. He reached Maria Modugno, early 20s, second week on the job. Tomie called the Harcourt children’s marketing office in panic. Yet, Elsa was nowhere to be found at O’Hare airport. Tomie was devastated and vowed to put such recognitions in perspective.īack to Chicago where Tomie was scheduled to meet his tour-mate, Elsa, the head of children’s book marketing. ![]() ![]() When the awards were announced in January, 1979, THE CLOWN OF GOD was not honored. Although there had been talk that THE CLOWN OF GOD might be recognized with a major American Library Association award (the Caldecott Medal), Harcourt might have pushed too hard. The publisher, Harcourt, was putting a lot of effort into the book’s promotion. Tomie flew to Chicago to begin a nationwide tour promoting his new book, THE CLOWN OF GOD. ![]()
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