内容简介

Strega Nona -- "Grandma Witch" -- is the source for potions,cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magicaleverfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony.He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but oneday, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, BigAnthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrousresults.

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　Review

　　The New York Times Book Review "De Paola's illustrations aptlycapture the whimsy of this ancient tale... simple line drawingsclearly reveal the agony and ecstasy of pasta power, the mutedcolors create just the right ambiance for a Medieval village." --Review

　　Review

　　The New York Times Book Review"De Paola's illustrations aptlycapture the whimsy of this ancient tale... simple line drawingsclearly reveal the agony and ecstasy of pasta power, the mutedcolors create just the right ambiance for a Medieval village."

作者简介

　　Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's bookauthors and illustrators of our time. His humor, insight, andgentle art delight all readers. A Newbery Honor award winner, hehas written and illustrated a number of books for Simon &Schuster, including Caldecott Honor Book Strega Nona, as well asAndy: That's My Name, Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup,and "Charlie Needs a Cloak." A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaolastudied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now livesin New London, New Hampshire.

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