Lamar Public Library

Series

Strega Nona

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Formats

Description

Strega Nona sends home gifts of candy and bubble bath while on vacation, but when Bambolona grabs the candy, Big Anthony is left with a lot of bubbles.

2) STREGA NONA, HER STORY

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Formats

Description

Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.

3) Strega Nona's magic lessons

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.

4) The Kids' Cat Book

Author

dePaola, Tomie

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Description

This warmly illustrated picture book is full cats—and lots of cat facts!

Did you know that:
- Some cats do not have tails?

- The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods?

- Some cats have curly hair, like poodles? Even their whiskers are curly!
Granny Twinkle knows everything there is to know about cats. When Patrick visits to pick out a free kitten, he ends up knowing everything, too. After you read this picture book

...

5) The legend of the bluebonnet: an old tale of Texas

Author

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.

6) 26 Fairmount Avenue

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

7) "Charlie needs a cloak"

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Formats

Description

A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

8) Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill

Author

dePaola, Tomie

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Description

An ALA Notable Children's Book

Fin's wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland.

9) Here we all are

Author

Series

26 Fairmount Avenue

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

10) 26 Fairmount Avenue, Books 1-4

Author

dePaola, Tomie

Series

26 Fairmount Avenue

Publisher

Books on Tape

Pub. Date

2007

Language

English

Description

Read by the author
3 hrs. 57 mins.
2 cassettes
Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of the first four books from his 26 Fairmount Avenue series.
26 Fairmount Avenue
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year.
Here We All Are
Tomie takes us back into his childhood...

11) Hide-and-seek all week

Author

Barker twins (Easy readers)
Barkers
All aboard reading. Level 1

Series

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

Every day at recess, all through the week, Morgie and Moffie Barker and their friends try to play a game of hide-and-seek, but they keep getting hung up on the rules

12) Big Anthony: his story

Author

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

Formats

Description

Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.

13) Watch out for the chicken feet in your soup

Author

Series

Treehouse paperbacks

Publisher

Prentice-Hall

Pub. Date

[1974]

Language

English

Formats

Description

Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a new appreciation of her when he finds how well she and his friend get along.

14) Little Grunt and the big egg: a prehistoric fairytale

Author

Publisher

Trumpet Club

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

Description

When a dinosaur hatches from the egg that Little Grunt brought home for dinner, Mama and Papa Grunt let him keep it as a pet until it grows too big for their cave.

15) Strega Nona Meets Her Match

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

A rival puts Strega Nona out of the healing business until Big Anthony's assistance inadvertently sabotages the newcomer in his usual well-meaning way.

16) Strega Nona does it again

Author

Publisher

Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Formats

Book, STORYBOX

Description

Strega Nona has the perfect remedy for a houseguest who overstays her welcome.

17) The cloud book

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

Introduces the ten most common types of clouds, the myths that have been inspired by their shapes, and what they can tell about coming weather changes.

18) The legend of the poinsettia

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

19) The baby sister

Author

Publisher

Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

When he learns that his mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is very excited and hopes that the baby will be a sister.

20) Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

Author

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Formats

Description