Tomie De Paola

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

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

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

Adapted from Tomie's classic collection Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales, this new board book features three favorite stories--"The Three Bears," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Little Red Hen, "retold for the youngest readers. With simple, short texts and Tomie's beautiful artwork, young children will love to read Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales again and again!

Illustrates the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

A collection of poetry for toddlers that celebrates the everyday things that fascinate them.

Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas...