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Strega Nona (Spanish) (Spanish Edition)

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I have 3 kids, and this story has been a favorite for all of them. The baby loves to look at the pictures, and my older sons love the silly story. Probably the ideal time to introduce this book is around 18-24 months, but my 10 and 8 year old will still sit and listen, and my 7 month old likes the pictures. We really love all of Tomie's books, and highly recommend them. Strega Nona is a wonderful introduction.

One of the funniest and best book for children around. It deserves every buck you pay for it.

Strega Nona
What a TREAT!! "Strega Nona" is a must-read for anyone who wishes to enchant the Children with a Traditional Tale from Italy! I found this absolutely delightful...as we see Strega Nona with Wisdom and Humor!
This book also won the Caldecott Award! The pictures followed the story wonderfully! You'll enjoy... "Strega Nona"....and ALL the books that are written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola!

This is a very basic morality story - Big Anthony (who never listens) was told Not To Touch The Pasta Pot, but when he had a chance he went right for it! Alas, he hadn't paid attention and so neglected to properly learn how to turn the pasta pot *off* - with predictable results.

The image of Big Anthony eating his debt to the village is priceless :)

All of Tomie dePaolo's books are treasures, and this one is no exception! While in first grade my son Joshua was assigned this book and to make a shoe box diarama. It is the best memory I have about his childhood many years ago, as he is 21 years old now. This was "our" first Tomie dePaolo/Strega Nona book, and after we completed reading it we went to our local library and found all others written by dePaolo.

dePaolo's books are so creative and colorful, matched only by mischievious but innocent, captivating story-telling and magical intrigue that kept my son reading for hours. I would highly recommend Strega Nona and all other Tomie dePaolo books to all parents of pre-school and grade school aged children and grandchildren.

I really liked reading this book. I chose to read this for a book report in my second grade class in Germany. What I liked best about it was that Strega Nona could sing a special song to her pasta pot and the pot would make pasta for her. It was funny when Big Anthony didn't see the part when Strega Nona had to blow three kisses to the pot for it to stop making pasta. When Big Anthony was trying to show everyone that he knew how to make the pasta pot make pasta, he didn't know that he had to blow three kisses. What a mess it made when the pasta pot kept making the pasta! He did not listen to his directions and his punishment was to eat all the pasta that the pot made! It taught me that I need to listen and follow directions all the time or something terrible or silly could happen to me.

Whoops! I order this title in Spanish by mistake. I was disappointed, but ended up giving it as a gift to one of my Spanish-speaking students. He's five years old, so I'm sure he will enjoy this classic. I remember this book being read to me by a school librarian when I was a child. The story stuck with me through the years, and as an adult,I searched around to find "the one about the big spaghetti pot and all the noodles". I found it and I still love it, as do my preschool students.

My husband and I bought the book for the baby we are expecting, the drawings and the story are great and bring sweet memories from our italian roots. One important thing: please check the grammar before publishing!
(i.e in italian Grandma is written Nonna)

Great Book! Excellent for children that do not listen. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was written in Spanish. I had to go to a local book store to purchase the English Version. Having both versions worked out for me as my son and daughter-in-law are going to teach my granddaughter to be bi-lingual.

This is a book all children should have.It is the first in a series of Strega Nona books that feature the hapless Big Anthony. In this story, Big Anthony learns what happens when he doesn't listen!