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product_id: 52695124
title: "Strega Nona: An Original Tale"
price: "₹ 421"
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reviews_count: 13
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# Strega Nona: An Original Tale

**Price:** ₹ 421
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Strega Nona: An Original Tale
- **How much does it cost?** ₹ 421 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola. 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 combines humor in the writing and warmth in the paintings as he builds the story to its hilarious climax. This package includes a paperback book and a CD of Tomie dePaola retelling his classic story against a charming musical score.

Review: Brilliant story - Read an article in the Times about this author and thought we would try the books for my daughter. The stories are so original I love reading them to her at bedtime.
Review: Lovely story - Lovely story. The children love it. It is funny and it helps children to understand that sometimes there are very good reasons not to play with grown ups things :) and maybe they should ask beforehand.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 2,632,108 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6,412 in Humour for Children 9,680 in General Humour 14,028 in Children's Fiction Books on Growing Up & the Facts of Life |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 4,865 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant story
*by L***O on 14 July 2022*

Read an article in the Times about this author and thought we would try the books for my daughter. The stories are so original I love reading them to her at bedtime.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely story
*by L***Y on 25 June 2018*

Lovely story. The children love it. It is funny and it helps children to understand that sometimes there are very good reasons not to play with grown ups things :) and maybe they should ask beforehand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First of a great series
*by H***Y on 14 May 2008*

The Italian version of The Magic Porridge Pot and indeed of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit. Young man overcome by temptation lives to regret his waywardness! But this is a wonderful version, mostly done in pastel shades and brown, set in a solemnly arcaded southern Italian town. The ills are statuesque but full of energy, with tremendous scenes of Big Anthony the miscreant being carried thru the streets on an ocean of spaghetti. Big Anthony is a hulking dunce, thinking there truly is such a thing as a free lunch. Strega Nona is a litle bit creepy but basically benign, and her witchery need cause no young child a moment's anxiety. A funny and sympathetic tale of human weakness.

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*Last updated: 2026-06-01*