Download or read book Big Anthony and the Magic Ring written by Tomie DePaola and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
Download or read book Strega Nona s Magic Ring written by Tomie dePaola and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Anthony gets what he thinks he wants—but like usual, it causes him more trouble than he can handle in this beloved sequel to Tomie dePaola’s Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona. Big Anthony has a case of spring fever and he needs a little Night Life to cheer him up! But Big Anthony is afraid that if he goes to the village dance, no one will dance with him. So when Strega Nona goes away on a visit, Big Anthony borrows her magic ring, which turns him into a handsome stranger…
Download or read book Strega Nona Takes a Vacation written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-12 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lately Strega Nona has been distracted-she even gave Signore Mayor the wrong remedy for his headache. One night Nona has a dream about her Grandma Concetta, who has been in heaven for many years, and her little house at the seashore. Nona decides that she will take a vacation there. While Strega Nona is away, Bambolona will do the daily remedies and Big Anthony will do the chores. With these two left in charge, what could possibly go wrong?
Download or read book Strega Nona Meets Her Match written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-07-16 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomie dePaola’s beloved and bestselling Strega Nona gets in some friendly competition in this beloved addition to the series! Strega Nona (Grandma Witch) has cures for warts and headaches, even lovesickness. She uses old-fashioned potions and magic and the villagers in Calabria flock to her door. But when her friend Strega Amelia comes over the mountain for a visit, she brings more than just gossip. Soon she's set up her own shop, using the latest modern gadgets, offering sweets and cappuccino--to all of Strega Nona's regulars! Looks like Strega Nona's met her match, Unless she's got her own cure. For Strega Amelia! "A pleasure to read aloud, this features the broad humor that young children relish."—Booklist
Download or read book Strega Nona s Gift written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.
Download or read book Strega Nona Does it Again written by Tomie DePaola and published by Nancy Paulsen Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strega Nona has the perfect remedy for a houseguest who overstays her welcome.
Download or read book Strega Nona Her Story written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-09-11 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the beloved Strega Nona's own story, every detail just as she remembers it, from her childhood with Grandma Concetta, who trained young Nona and her best friend Amelia, to her early days in the little house on the hill and the happy moments when she met Big Anthony and Bambolona. It is the story of a most fascinating life that has influenced and delighted countless children and adults all over the world, and it all starts with the night Strega Nona was born, when the wind was blowing dark storm clouds across the hills . . . It's no surprise that award-winning author and artist Tomie dePaola was Strega Nona's choice as her biographer and portraitist, for he has put into books many stories that she has shared with him over the years, including Strega Nona (a Caldecott Honor Book), Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nona's Harvest, Strega Nona's Gift, and Strega Nona Does It Again. Strega Nona's reaction when shown this book was, "Bravissimo, mio caro Tomie!"
Download or read book Big Anthony written by Tomie DePaola and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2001-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.
Download or read book Strega Nona s Harvest written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new Strega Nona picture book on the heels of the New York Times Bestseller Brava, Strega Nona! Tomie dePaola’s beloved character Strega Nona is back in a colorful picture book, perfect for fall and the changing seasons. In this humorous tale, Strega Nona attempts to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order. But when Big Anthony does not follow her directions and tries to use her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an unruly jungle! What will they do with all the extra vegetables? With beautiful illustrations reminiscent of the artwork that won Tomie dePaola the Caldecott Honor for the original Strega Nona, this celebration of harvest and gardening will make the perfect addition to any Strega Nona collection.
Download or read book The Magical World of Strega Nona a Treasury written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the marvelous, magical world of Strega Nona! This wonderful treasury features six favorite stories about Strega Nona and her sidekick, the bumbling Big Anthony—including the original Strega Nona, as well as Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Strega Nona: Her Story, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nona’s Harvest, and Strega Nona’s Gift. Tomie’s brand-new introductions to each story take readers behind the scenes to see how Strega Nona’s world has developed through the years. Also including an original lullaby—with sheet music and a CD—a map of Strega Nona’s town, and some fun recipes, this collection will give readers and music lovers much to savor. Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola’s beloved “grandmother witch,” has been enchanting readers since the publication of the Caldecott Honor Award–winning Strega Nona in 1975. Strega Nona’s gentle humor, irrepressible spirit, and matter-of-fact approach to life have won her legions of fans young and old, and the American Library Association called her “an enduring character who has charmed generations of children.”
Download or read book Strega Nona written by Tomie dePaola and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Caldecott Honor book, dePaolo tells the story of Strega Nona, who is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Download or read book Strega Nona Play Set written by Tomie dePaola and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the treasured children’s classic and Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona in a hands-on way with this fantastic play set complete with scripts, backdrops, and stand up characters so readers can act out the beloved story! Strega Nona is ready to storm the stage just in time for her fortieth anniversary! This play set is perfect for fans who want to act out Tomie dePaola’s timeless tale. This exciting play set includes three backdrops for settings, three script books, eight stand-up 3D play pieces with different characters, and a reusable box for storage. Now…dim the lights…take a seat…and get ready for a Strega Nona play!
Download or read book Repl Big Anthny Magic Ring G3 written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
Download or read book Valentina and the Magic Lantern written by Guido Crepax and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by the famous Italian graphic artist Guido Crepax, Valentina is one of the most iconic, sexy graphic novel heroines of all time. With her distinctive black bob and demure, reserved exterior, Valentina is the very essence of European sophistication. However, below the surface burns a passionate young woman eager to inhabit another world; a world where she can explore her dark attraction to that which most frightens her. In VALENTINA AND THE MAGIC LANTERN, Crepax takes us deep into the heart of her most intensely erotic, fetishistic fantasies - a journey which will heat the blood and set the pulse racing as Valentina is drawn into a labyrinth of elaborate costumes and thrilling liaisons; where physical gratification comes in every shape and size, and absolutely anything goes.
Download or read book Big Anthony and the Magic Ring written by Tomie De Paola and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
Download or read book Strega Nona s Magic Lessons written by Tomie dePaola and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s beloved classic stars Strega Nona at her trickiest—and bumbling Big Anthony at his silliest! Bambolona is tired of working in her Papa’s bakery. There is far too much to do! So she decides to go to wise Strega Nona and learn a little magic, instead. But here comes Big Anthony. He wants to learn, too…if he doesn’t make a big mess of things first!
Download or read book The Worlds of Tomie dePaola written by Barbara Elleman and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Elleman’s insightful biography on Tomie dePaola captures the essence of the beloved author-illustrator through engaging stories, childhood photos, countless illustrations, and thoughtful analysis of decades of celebrated books. Tomie dePaola is one of the best-known and most beloved creators of books for children. His art and his stories, which are filled with imagination, humor, grace, and curiosity, represent a love of life that is reflected in everything he does. Barbara Elleman’s exploration of Tomie dePaola’s career takes a fascinating look at the many worlds dePaola has brought to life through his work: from autobiographical memories to folktales, religious stories, nursery rhymes, and more—including, of course, the inventive world of his most famous character, Strega Nona. Originally published in 1999 and filled with evocative artwork, captivating photographs, and heartwarming anecdotes, this comprehensive book has been updated to cover two new decades of dePaola’s creativity. Elleman’s thoughtful narrative brings a fresh appreciation to the work of a unique author-illustrator, one who is a true legend of children’s literature and a source of lasting joy for generations of readers, young and old.
