DePaola, Tomie,  1934- <br/><br/>
Strega Nona :  an old tale /  [print] 
Tomie de Paola. 
 - Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey :  Prentice-Hall,  (c)1975. 
 - 30 unnumbered pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
 - Treehouse paperbacks .
<br/><br/> When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works. 
<br/><br/> Preschool.  Grade one.  Grade two.  Grade three.  https://www.amazon.com/Strega-Nona-Tomie-dePaola/dp/0671666061/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Strega+nona&qid=1572370213&sr=8-1 
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<br/><br/><br/>Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) is best known for his books for children.  He has written and/or illustrated over 270 books, including Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose, Oliver Button Is a Sissy, and 26 Fairmount Avenue. Nearly 25 million copies of his books have been sold.  His newest books are In a Small Kingdom, illustrated by Doug Salati, Quiet, and Wings, by Cheryl B. Klein.  Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award. The American Library Association honored him with the Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor awards, and the Children's Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018) for "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children."  Pratt Institute and Georgetown University, among others, have granted him honorary doctoral degrees. Pratt Institute, in 2012, named him "one of the top 125 Pratt icons of all time." In 1999, he was selected for the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure.  Tomie dePaola lives in New Hampshire, and works in a 200-year-old renovated barn. https://www.tomie.com/brief-bio 
<br/><br/> Caldecott Honor Book, 1976. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0138516006 059075937X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>75011565  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Strega Nona (Fictitious character)--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Magic--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Healing--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Pasta products--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Housekeepers--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Punishment--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Folklore--Italy--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Folklore--Italy.<br/>Folklore--Italy.<br/>Caldecott Medal.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Calabria (Italy)--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Preschool. Kindergarten. Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Caldecott Medal--Honor book--1976.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ8.1.D419.S774 1975 PZ8.1.D43.D419.S774 1975