Strega Nona (Caldecott Honor B

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

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

In this retelling of an old tale, author-illustrator Tomie dePaola (whose middle names is Anthony) combines humor in the writing and warmth in the paintings as he builds the story to its hilarious climax.

汤米·狄波拉（Tomiede Paola）美国著名儿童作家，已出版童书近500本，其作品真切而令人感动，内涵丰富，多次荣获凯迪银奖、纽伯瑞银奖、斯·怀尔德奖、金风筝奖、西南图书奖、波士顿环球号角奖、年度美国图书馆协会奖、耶利米勒丁顿纪念奖等大奖。作者本人也于1990年获得安徒生奖的提名。代表作有《繁梦大街26号的故事》《圣诞前夜》。