Tom's books are very useful in the classroom. You'll find references to his books in these books, and his activity guides are chock-full of classroom applications.

Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning And Change
Jennifer Allen, Karen Szymusiak, and Franki Sibberson
What You Know by Heart: How to Develop Curriculum for Your Writing Workshop
Katie Wood Ray
Constructing Meaning Through Kid-Friendly Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Nancy N. Boyles
Primary Pizzazz Writing with CD
Melissa Forney
The Read-Aloud Handbook: Fifth Edition
Jim Trelease
How to Report on Books, Grades 1-2
Jill Norris
Literature for Lively Lessons
Sheila Edwards
Teaching With Favorite I Spy Books
Joan Novelli
30 Graphic Organizers for Writing Gr. 3-5 (30 Graphic Organizers)
Christi E. Parker
Writing Children's Books for Dummies
Lisa Rojany Buccieri and Peter Economy
These activity guides were written by a real teacher, so they're silly and educational.
Click each one for a free downloadable pdf.

Tom was honored to be the illustrator for the 2008 Illinois Library Association's iREAD campaign.
iRead helps local libraries promote summer reading. ILA chose a sports theme, with the title "Get in the Game, READ!" Tom created a poster and clip art that was used on t-shirts, book bags, stickers, pencils, tattoos, and more.