Strega Nona's gift
By: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780399256493
Subjects: Humorous stories; Magic; Witches; Juvenile fiction; Strega Nona (Fictitious character); Fasts and feasts; Holidays
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. --From publisher's description.