by Tomie dePaola
Strega Nona is a story about a woman and her helper who wants to prove to the townspeople his knowledge of the secret recipe. Students can create a story map for this book that includes the setting, characters, problem, and solution. This book is a level 730L on the lexile leveling system.
The book, Strega Nona is very interesting. Strega Nona lives in a small home near the town, and she does a lot of work for people of the town. Eventually she feels to old to take care of everything, and so she hired help. Big Anthony came and he stole him what he needs to do and in return he will ge...
Genre: Italy / Food / Humor / Drama Year Published: 1975 Year Read: 1993 Series: Strega Nona #1 “Strega Nona” created in 1975 by Tomie dePaola, was the author’s first book about the kind and elderly “grandma witch.” This book has since been a popular favorite among children and has won the Ca...
Basically the source of my lifelong love of pasta.
I loved Strega Nona! Fun story, good moral, and I am so relieved that Strega Nona's rationality kept Anthony from the gallows! I also really like Tomie dePaola's illustrations, which I was first introduced to in my beloved Helga's Dowry. My niece liked this story a lot. She also approved of Stre...
Silly story but nice illustrations, a little Sendak-ish.
What's not to love about this book? It's a great story.My acquitance with this book occured, not when I was at the targeted age, but when my brother was. My brother loved spagetti as a young child (he still loves it). He had so many books that dealt with spagetti, including a real annoying one Mo...
I don't know what more to say about this that hasn't already been said! It's a classic - a great and engaging story with a fantastic, age appropriate moral that is relevant and accessible for young children - listen and pay attention! I love the simple, rustic looking illustrations. Highly recomm...
I'm not a dePaola fan, my reaction was just "meh".
It has been years since I read this, so this will be short. I really loved it, mostly because I really love Tomie dePaola's work. His drawing style is very unique, instantly recognizable, and really good. I personally prefer some of his other work but this is a really good story with the pictures ai...
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