Why - Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition - 26 Fairmount Avenue Books Tb Author:Tomie dePaola FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. World War II is raging in Europe, and Tomie finds that life has changed in many ways. Now he has to wear an extra sweater to school because they're trying to conserve coal. Then tragedy brings the war home to the dePaola family, and all Tomie can do is ask ""Why?