Strega Nona: An Old Tale Retold.
"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant Grandma Witch": Tomie de Paola's Strega Nona; inscribed by him
Strega Nona: An Old Tale Retold.
DE PAOLA, Tomie.
Item Number: 141038
New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1975.
First Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers edition of Tomie de Paola’s wonderfully illustrated Caldecott Honor Book, first published by Prentice-Hall. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author-illustrator on the title page and opposite the title page, “In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called “Strega Nona,” which meant “Grandma Witch.” xxx Tomie 2016.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example.
American writer and illustrator Tomie dePaola created more than 260 children's books throughout his career, including his beloved Strega Nona series about a "Grandma Witch" and her helper, Big Anthony. The first book in the series, Strega Nona, was published in 1975 and won a Caldecott Honor in 1976.
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