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Strega Nona, Her Story

Strega Nona, Her Story

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Binding:
paperback
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Condition:
Good - Used
Category:
Picture Book
Regular price $2.00 USD
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Find out how Strega Nona became her wonderful self with the entertaining life story of Tomie dePaola's beloved "grandmother witch."

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 upwith 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
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