Enter the marvelous, magical world of Strega Nona!

This wonderful treasury features six favorite stories about Strega Nona and her sidekick, the bumbling Big Anthonyincluding the original Strega Nona, as well as Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Strega Nona: Her Story, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nonas Harvest, and Strega Nonas Gift. Tomies brand-new introductions to each story take readers behind the scenes to see how Strega Nonas world has developed through the years. Also including an original lullabywith sheet music and a CDa map of Strega Nonas town, and some fun recipes, this collection will give readers and music lovers much to savor.

Strega Nona, Tomie dePaolas beloved grandmother witch, has been enchanting readers since the publication of the Caldecott Honor Awardwinning Strega Nona in 1975. Strega Nonas gentle humor, irrepressible spirit, and matter-of-fact approach to life have won her legions of fans young and old, and the American Library Association called her an enduring character who has charmed generations of children.