Tomie DePaola
1) Strega Nona
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Strega Nona's meddling assistant Big Anthony is determined to prove to the townspeople his knowledge of the magic secrets contained in the pasta pot of Strega Nona. In so doing, he unleashes a torrent of pasta which threatens to engulf their little Italian town.
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Wordless Picture Books - ROD Children's
Wordless Wonders
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Wordless Wonders
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Pass they syryup, please! Missing ingredients and michievous pets create one funny complication after another for a little old lady determined to make pancakes for breakfast.
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
Italian American Heritage Month
Italian American Heritage Month for Kids
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Italian American Heritage Month
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"When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works."
5) Strega Nona
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Featuring Tomie dePaola retelling his classic story against a charming musical score!
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 ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony....
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Irish American History Month
K&T - St. Patrick's Day
OBD St. Patrick's Day (March) - YOUTH
St. Patrick's Day for Kids
K&T - St. Patrick's Day
OBD St. Patrick's Day (March) - YOUTH
St. Patrick's Day for Kids
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The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.
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Lucinda is unhappy because she has ruined the blanket that was intended for use in a Christmas procession. In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower ofthe Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisitered stars lighting up the countryside. A Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfishgift to the Christ Child. Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend...
12) Quiet
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While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
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"Now available in sturdy board-book format, this edition is ideal for easter baskets. Illustrated with Tomie's signature soft lines and gentle colors, a young boy awakens with the dawn, opens his eyes and looks closely at his world. He admires all that surrounds him, large and small, from the radiant sun to a tiny, but exquisite, ladybug"--Publisher
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OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
19) Here we all are
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Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.