Strega Nona's Gift
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 18, 2011
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · October 18, 2011
Have a Strega Nona holiday season with a feast for the ages!
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- Who it’s for
- A lively holiday feast, Italian traditions, and Big Anthony’s familiar knack for getting into trouble.
- Themes
- Italian holiday traditions, Holiday celebrations, Feasts and food
- Genres
- Christmas & Advent, Funny Stories, Cooking & Food
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Have a Strega Nona holiday season with a feast for the ages! In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations - and nothing says celebration like a feast! All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day.
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Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't hurt, right? Wrong! Big Anthony gets his just desserts, while Strega Nona surprises everyone with a special gift. Starring two of Tomie dePaola's best-loved characters, this funny story features beautiful art, introduces young readers to Italian holiday traditions, and lands Big Anthony in yet another silly predicament that will delight fans young and old.
Feast-Day Mischief
A lively holiday feast, Italian traditions, and Big Anthony’s familiar knack for getting into trouble.
Come here for
- Strega Nona and Big Anthony back together
- Holiday celebrations with a playful Italian flavor
Expect
- A funny picture-book story for the festive season
- Beautiful art and a special gift at the end
Where it sits
| Christmas & Advent | 54% |
|---|---|
| Cooking & Food | 34% |
| Funny Stories | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religious Holiday Stories
- Funny Stories
- Cooking & Food
- Authors
- Tomie dePaola
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 18, 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Italian holiday traditions · Holiday celebrations · Feasts and food
- Reading lane
- Religious Holiday Stories