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Strega Nona: An Original Tale
Contributor(s): dePaola, Tomie (Author)

ISBN: 067166283X ISBN-13: 9780671662837
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1975
Annotation: Strega Nona -- "Grandma Witch" -- is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, Big Anthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.

In this retelling of an old tale, author-illustrator Tomie dePaola (whose middle names "is" Anthony) combines humor in the writing and warmth in the paintings as he builds the story to its hilarious climax.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food

Dewey: E

LCCN: 88011438

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 730 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Series: Strega Nona Book

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.8" W x 11.2" L (0.95 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - Italy

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Finalist, Picture Bk Hall of Fame, 2012
E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Finalist, Picture Bk Hall of Fame, 2013
E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Finalist, Picture Bk Hall of Fame, 2014
E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Finalist, Picture Bk Hall of Fame, 2015

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 110

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 6093
Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola.

Strega Nona--Grandma Witch--is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, Big Anthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.

In this retelling of an old tale, author-illustrator Tomie dePaola combines humor in the writing and warmth in the paintings as he builds the story to its hilarious climax.

Contributor Bio(s): dePaola, Tomie: - Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com.

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