New London Resident Tomie dePaola Passes at 85

Famed author and New London, New Hampshire Tomie dePaola passed away Monday at the age of 85, reports the Associated Press.

DePaola wrote nearly 250 books in his nearly half-century of publishing, selling upwards of 15 million copies in 20 languages worldwide. The author spent much of his recent years writing and drawing in his 200-year-old barn in New London. In 2011, dePaola received a lifetime achievement award from the American Library Association.

He passed away at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following complications of a surgery needed after a bad fall last week.