num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: Strega Nona's Gift
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers