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Strega Nona's Gift | Tomie DePaola

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In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations - and nothing says celebration like a feast! All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't hurt, right? Wrong! Big Anthony gets his just desserts, while Strega Nona surprises everyone with a special gift. Starring two of Tomie dePaola's best-loved characters, this funny story features beautiful art, introduces young readers to Italian holiday traditions, and lands Big Anthony in yet another silly predicament that will delight fans young and old.

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alisiakae

Strega Nona's Gift | Tomie DePaola

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Read through a few Christmas picture books from various cultures and time periods while at the library today. These books cover tales from Italy, Germany, the Depression Era South, and a Lakota story form the Standing Rock Reservation. Plus another cute Tomie de Paola story. I recommend them all!

#TheFilthyAnimals #TheWinterGames #HolidayReads +101 pts

Clwojick, StayCurious, rather

rather_be_reading way to go 👏👏 5y

rather_be_reading 101pts🤶 5y

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Strega Nona's Gift | Tomie DePaola

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This would be a cute HF story to read around the holidays so that students can read about the feasts that happen and different traditions around the world. This book is a Laura Ingalds Wilder award winner. I would use EL strategy 20 "List the most important words and phrases you use or plan to use in a presentation on a transparency or chalk board" because their might be terms about other traditions that will be unfamiliar to students. TS-S

SavannahP0930 UDL 2.1 : "Clarify vocabulary and symbols". Cute printables for after reading on https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comprehension-Activity-for-use-with-... #ucflae3414f17 7y

SarahWynne I remember seeing these books often growing up, but I never saw this one! Definitely adding it to my reading list 7y

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