num_pages: 32
description: 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-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! "dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon." - Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: Strega Nona: Her Story
titlecomplete: Strega Nona: Her Story
characters: Big Anthony, Strega Nona
genres: Fiction, Magic, Family, Cultural, Italy, Picture Books, Witches, Humor, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 1055
places: Calabria
series: Strega Nona
publisher: Puffin Books