Strega Nona her story
Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
G.P. Putnam's,
Ã1996.
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| Series: | Strega Nona.
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| Summary: | Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient. Tomie de Paola's beloved Strega Nona character began life in the 1970s as a doodle. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Awards: | Caldecott Honor Medal, 1976. |
| ISBN: | 9780698118140 0698118146 9780399228186 0399228187 9780399230493 0399230491 9780758737205 0758737203 9781413161182 1413161189 |
| Author Notes: | He has written and/or illustrated more than 270 books including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, Meet the Barkers, Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, and Oliver Button Is a Sissy. He has received numerous awards for his work including the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure. His murals and paintings can be seen in many churches and monasteries throughout New England. He has designed greeting cards, magazine and record album covers, and theater sets. His work is shown in galleries and museums. Tomie dePaola died on March 30, 2020 because of complications he had from surgery after a fall. (Bowker Author Biography) |
