Strega Nona's Gift
Title | Strega Nona's Gift PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2011-10-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1101653159 |
In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations - and nothing says celebration like a feast! All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't hurt, right? Wrong! Big Anthony gets his just desserts, while Strega Nona surprises everyone with a special gift. Starring two of Tomie dePaola's best-loved characters, this funny story features beautiful art, introduces young readers to Italian holiday traditions, and lands Big Anthony in yet another silly predicament that will delight fans young and old.
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
Title | Strega Nona's Magic Lessons PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152817855 |
Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.
Big Anthony and the Magic Ring
Title | Big Anthony and the Magic Ring PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie DePaola |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152071240 |
When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
The Magical World of Strega Nona: a Treasury
Title | The Magical World of Strega Nona: a Treasury PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-10-27 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0399173455 |
Enter the marvelous, magical world of Strega Nona! This wonderful treasury features six favorite stories about Strega Nona and her sidekick, the bumbling Big Anthony—including the original Strega Nona, as well as Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Strega Nona: Her Story, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nona’s Harvest, and Strega Nona’s Gift. Tomie’s brand-new introductions to each story take readers behind the scenes to see how Strega Nona’s world has developed through the years. Also including an original lullaby—with sheet music and a CD—a map of Strega Nona’s town, and some fun recipes, this collection will give readers and music lovers much to savor. Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola’s beloved “grandmother witch,” has been enchanting readers since the publication of the Caldecott Honor Award–winning Strega Nona in 1975. Strega Nona’s gentle humor, irrepressible spirit, and matter-of-fact approach to life have won her legions of fans young and old, and the American Library Association called her “an enduring character who has charmed generations of children.”
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Title | Strega Nona Takes a Vacation PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2003-05-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0142500763 |
Lately Strega Nona has been distracted-she even gave Signore Mayor the wrong remedy for his headache. One night Nona has a dream about her Grandma Concetta, who has been in heaven for many years, and her little house at the seashore. Nona decides that she will take a vacation there. While Strega Nona is away, Bambolona will do the daily remedies and Big Anthony will do the chores. With these two left in charge, what could possibly go wrong?
Strega Nona Play Set
Title | Strega Nona Play Set PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | Little Simon |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-10-27 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781481442107 |
Experience the treasured children’s classic and Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona in a hands-on way with this fantastic play set complete with scripts, backdrops, and stand up characters so readers can act out the beloved story! Strega Nona is ready to storm the stage just in time for her fortieth anniversary! This play set is perfect for fans who want to act out Tomie dePaola’s timeless tale. This exciting play set includes three backdrops for settings, three script books, eight stand-up 3D play pieces with different characters, and a reusable box for storage. Now…dim the lights…take a seat…and get ready for a Strega Nona play!
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
Title | Merry Christmas, Strega Nona PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2023-09-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 148147765X |
In this holiday follow-up to Tomie dePaola’s Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona, our favorite Grandma-Witch is back and bringing her magic to Christmas with a town feast—can she count on Big Anthony as her only helper? It’s Christmas time in Calabria and with Strega Nona’s annual feast around the corner, she has no time for her usual magical tasks. Christmas has a magic of its own, and no one knows magic like Strega Nona does, especially Big Anthony. But with the clock ticking on her preparations, will Big Anthony finally be able to prove that he can be counted on with some magic of his own? With warm illustrations in Tomie’s classic folk-art style, this refreshed addition to the Strega Nona series is a must-have for fans of all ages.