The Christmas witch
Subtitle: an Italian legend
By: retold by Joanne Oppenheim ; illustrated by Annie Mitra.
Contributors: Mitra, Annie, ill.
Series: Bank Street ready-to-read
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Milwaukee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Nativity -- Legends; Folklore -- Italy; Christmas -- Folklore
Description: Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.
Notes: "Level 3"--cover.
"A Byron Preiss Book"