7/8/2023 0 Comments Strega Nona by Paola Tomie de![]() ![]() He screwed up his little face then said, “There’s a pot and it has magic spaghetti in it. ![]() is there anything else you remember?” I asked, not hoping for much. A Befana story, maybe? But where does the baker’s son come in? “Uh. “And there’s baby Jesus and a donkey and a baker’s son.” Uh-oh. Apparently he had encountered the pilgrim problem before. What was it about? “There’s a woman with a white hat but she’s NOT a Pilgrim,” he told me thoroughly. He wanted me to find a book for him and I said I’d try. I was working the Reference Desk one day when a small blond boy knee-high to a butterfly came up to me. dePaola’s 1979 classic takes an original tale and makes it feel timeless – no small feat. But unlike Aylesworth’s book, Strega Nona focuses on humor to get its point across. Strega Nona in many ways mirrors the 4th title on this list, The Full Belly Bowl. I must have a thing for bowls that duplicate stuff. ![]()
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