Strega Nona Series
- Strega Nona (1975)
- Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (1979)
- Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons (1982)
- Merry Christmas, Strega Nona (1986)
- Strega Nona Meets Her Match (1993)
- Strega Nona—Her Story (1996)
- Big Anthony—His Story (1998)
- Strega Nona Takes a Vacation (2000)
- Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book (2008)
- Strega Nona’s Harvest (2009)
- Strega Nona’s Gift (2011)
- Strega Nona Does It Again (2013)
- Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes (2017) – a Ready-to-Read book
- Strega Nona and the Twins (2017) – a Ready-to-Read book
Strega Nona Series
Strega Nona, 1975
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“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.
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“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.” Amazon
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Big Anthony an the Magic Ring, 1979
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Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons, 1982
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Merry Christmas Strega Nona, 1986
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Strega Nona Meets Her Match, 1993
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“Nothing much happened in the little town in Calabria where Strega Nona lived. At least, nothing had happened sincce Big Anthony ha left Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot alone.”
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Strega Nona , Her Story 1996
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Big Anthony , His Story 1998
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Strega Nona ‘s Harvest, 2009
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Strega Nona’s Gift – 2011
Strega Nona Does It Again – 2013
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“Thomas Anthony “Tomie” dePaola (/ˈtɒmi dəˈpaʊlə/; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020)
was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children’s books, such as Strega Nona.” – Wikipedia
Strega Nona was a Grandmother Witch — a Healing Crone
Although dePaola’s Strega Nona became an institution, she began life as an old lady herbalist–a person who is often called a Grandmother Witch. Strega Nona oes not seem like a witch–at least, not a witch Disney witch–The question is: why did people consider the old lady healers as witches?
A Historical Review of How Some Older Women Have Been Regarded as Earth Mothers — Healing Crones
Strega Nona is a retelling of a folk tale.
The Strega Nona Series is about the Granny Witches or Healer Crones that were especially prominent in Medieval Europe.
The Strega Nona Books are Set in Calabria in Italy, which was the home of his paternal grandarents.
Calabria is the toe of Italy’s boot shape.
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