Strega Nona: Her Story

<b><b>Find out how Strega Nona became her wonderful self </b>with the entertaining life story of Tomie dePaola's beloved grandmother witch.</b> <p/>Tomie dePaola serves as biographer to his delightful Italian sorceress Strega Nona in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona's birth on a dark and stormy night and ends where the original Strega Nona picks up<b>--</b>with Strega Nona taking on the bumbling knock-kneed Big Anthony as an apprentice. This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola's warm and sunny watercolors! <p/>dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon. <b>--</b><i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i>