E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Picture Bk Hall of Fame · Finalist
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In this e-book edition, Tomie dePaola retells his classic story against a charming musical score.
Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. Big Anthony is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden, but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, he recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.
Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. Big Anthony is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden, but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, he recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.
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E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2014 · Picture Bk Hall of Fame · Finalist
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2013 · Picture Bk Hall of Fame · Finalist
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2012 · Picture Bk Hall of Fame · Finalist
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