The story of Befana
Subtitle: an Italian Christmas tale
By: illustrated and retold by Ilse Plume.
Publisher: D.R. Godine
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Befana (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.; Befana (Legendary character); Folklore -- Italy.; Christmas -- Fiction.
Description: Retells the traditional tale of the poor peasant woman who set out to find the Christ Child and wanders to this day, carrying a sack of gifts for good children.