Strega Nona
About this book
Strega Nona is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It concerns Strega Nona and her helper, Big Anthony. The book, which is likely dePaolas best-known work, was published in 1975 and won a Caldecott honor in 1976. It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal. Strega Nona has been challenged or banned in some childrens libraries in the United States because it depicts magic and witchcraft in a positive light.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 90777 readers · 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Light
How long does it take to read Strega Nona?
About ≈ 36 min — 32 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Strega Nona?
32 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Strega Nona?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Strega Nona in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Strega Nona?
Tomie dePaola.
“It all began one night a long time ago, in a little village in the hills of Calabria, in the country now known as Italy.”