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
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Strega Nona: Her Story
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
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780698118140 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Publication date: | 09/11/2000 |
Series: | Picture Puffin Books |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 32 |
Sales rank: | 286,005 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.13(d) |
Age Range: | 4 - 8 Years |
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