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Sep 11, 2000 | ISBN 9780698118140 | 4-8 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Sep 09, 1996 | ISBN 9780399228186 | 4-8 years Buy
Sep 11, 2000 | ISBN 9781101651971 | 5-9 years Buy
Jun 26, 2018 | 14 Minutes | 4-8 years Buy
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Sep 11, 2000 | ISBN 9780698118140 | 4-8 years
Sep 09, 1996 | ISBN 9780399228186 | 4-8 years
Sep 11, 2000 | ISBN 9781101651971 | 5-9 years
Jun 26, 2018 | ISBN 9780525623991 | 4-8 years
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Tomie dePaola serves as “biographer” to his delightful Italian sorceress, Strega Nona, in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona’s birth on a dark and stormy night, and ends where the original Strega Nona picks up-with Strega Nona taking on the bumbling, knock-kneed Big Anthony as an apprentice. This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola’s warm and sunny watercolors! “dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon.” –Publishers Weekly
This is the beloved Strega Nona’s own story, every detail just as she remembers it, from her childhood with Grandma Concetta, who trained young Nona and her best friend Amelia, to her early days in the little house on the hill and the happy moments when she met Big Anthony and Bambolona. It is the story of a most fascinating life that has influenced and delighted countless children and adults all over the world, and it all starts with the night Strega Nona was born, when the wind was blowing dark storm clouds across the hills . . .It’s no surprise that award-winning author and artist Tomie dePaola was Strega Nona’s choice as her biographer and portraitist, for he has put into books many stories that she has shared with him over the years, including Strega Nona (a Caldecott Honor Book), Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nona’s Harvest, Strega Nona’s Gift, and Strega Nona Does It Again. Strega Nona’s reaction when shown this book was, “Bravissimo, mio caro Tomie!”
Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934, to a family of Irish and Italian background. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the… More about Tomie dePaola
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