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Loading... Strega Nona: Her Story (original 1996; edition 2000)by Tomie dePaola
Work InformationStrega Nona: Her Story by Tomie dePaola (1996)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Rated “Indifferent" in our old book database by Rod and Adelia. ( ) The origin story of Tomie dePaola's celebrated 'Grandmother Witch' is explored in this engaging picture-book adventure, the sixth to feature Strega Nona and her doings. Raised and educated by her Grandma Concetta, a celebrated strega (witch), Nona slowly learns all of the skills she needs to take her mentor's place. She also learns the secret ingredient to her grandmother's pasta, and to every kind of magic: love... All fans of Strega Nona (in whose number I count myself) will enjoy learning a little bit more about how this wonderful witch came to practice magic in her small town in Calabria. Strega Nona: Her Story opens with the birth of its eponymous heroine, and closes with the arrival of her new assistant, Big Anthony, once she is an elderly strega herself. This is the point in time where the first book, Strega Nona, picks up, making this a prequel of sorts. The story itself is engaging, and the artwork (as always with dePaola) appealing. Recommended to fans of Strega Nona, and to picture-book readers looking for entertaining and heartwarming witchy fare. no reviews | add a review
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Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient. No library descriptions found.
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