Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola was born on September 15,1934 in Meriden, Connecticut.He is a very important person in the children’s book stories.He is very famous from illustrating a science book after he graduated from college . He grew up with his father and mother, Joseph and Florence(Downey)DePaola, and his brother and sisters Joseph Jr.,Judie, and Maureen.He developed love for books because his mother loved books and read to all of his siblings and also him too.At the age four he told everybody that he wanted

princess who is anything but a damsel in distress. 4. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books Age - 4 to 8 Years Tomie dePaola retells the story of the Magic Porridge Pot in his Caldecott winning book, Strega Nona. Strega Nona or Grandma Witch has a magic pasta pot that cooks a generous amount of pasta when she sings a special song. Her assistant, big Anthony learns of this secret and uses the pasta pot when Strega Nona is away. But big Anthony doesn't know how to stop the

Have you ever wondered why fairy tales are always in vogue, even with their gory violence, shallow characters and unbelievable storylines? Look closely at them, you can find some sort of wisdom hidden underneath all that magic and drama. So don't fret when your child goes gaga over a perfect princess or takes after a naughty troll. Just help your child decipher the hidden values from such tales. These tales do not have any grey areas - the demarcation between right and wrong is crystal clear, so

Strega Nona, written by Tomie dePaolo, is a children’s literature book that is appropriate for students in preschool through 1st grade. Strega Nona, “Grandma Witch”, was known in her town for using potions to cure things such as headaches and warts. However, she was starting to get old and needed some help around her home. Along came Big Anthony to help her, and Strega Nona gave him a list of chores to do. She specifically told Big Anthony that the one thing he could not do was touch her pasta pot

Tomie dePaola was born on September 15,1934, in Meriden, Connecticut.He is one of the important people in the children’s book stories. He’s is very famous from writing and illustrating children’s books. Tomie grew up with his family, Joseph(father) and Florence(Downey)DePaola, and his brother and sisters Joseph Jr.,Judie, and Maureen. Tomie developed love for books because his mother loved books and read to all of his siblings and also him too.At the age four he told everybody that he wanted to

That story turned into my favorite book of all time, right next to Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola. I am such a, excuse my french, headass for racism and I can only ever properly articulate my words when I write about discrimination. Other honorable mentions are Sirens of Titan, which I had to learn by myself because it wasn’t