Strega Nona Meets Her Match

By Tomie dePaola

Book Overview

Tomie dePaola's beloved and bestselling "grandmother witch" gets some friendly competition in this beloved addition to the series

Strega Nona has cures for warts and headaches, even lovesickness. She uses old-fashioned potions and magic and the villagers in Calabria flock to her door.

But when her friend Strega Amelia comes over the mountain for a visit, she brings more than just gossip. Soon she's set up her own shop, using the latest modern gadgets, offering sweets and cappuccino--to all of Strega Nona's regulars Looks like Strega Nona's met her match, unless she can come up with a cure for Strega Amelia

"A pleasure to read aloud, this features the broad humor that young children relish."--Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698114116
• ISBN13: 9780698114111
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Cure for Competition!

Strega Nona always seems to come out on top with a bit of patience and some sly, cunning knowledge, she waits it out without losing her temper or blowing that calm, knowing image...it's priceless in many ways. A lesson from Strega Nona is always welcome, here the lesson we learn is about competition...when Strega Amelia comes to visit and sees how many people come to Strega Nona she's impressed and you can see the gears turning...she thinks she can do better with her modern ways. Strega Amalia immediate beats feet back home and shows up a few days later with three wagon's loaded down with her modern witchy machines and contraptions; as we all remember, Strega Amelia favors the "new" ways and Strega Nona favors the old ways...both valid for the women in question, but are Strega Amelia's ways for this town? Bambalona is outraged by Amelia's modern ways...wooing customers away with sweet treats and cappuccino and even more upset when all Strega Nona's customers turn to Strega Amelia and even Big Anthony signs on as her helper...but Strega Nona knows something Bambalona doesn't and blesses the arrangement. All seems to go well until Amelia has to leave for three days to fetch the rest of her stuff and leaves Big Anthony in charge...Strega Nona would have known better! Read and find out what happens to Strega Amelia and about all the silly and forgetful things Big Anthony does with her equipment! Another 5 star story from Tomie de Paola, Strega Nona Meets Her Match Indeed...it's told in the same simple yet timeless style as his other Straga Nona titles and we simply can't get enough of this trio and their silly adventures that always leave us with a smile and a wise lesson learned!

Strega Nona Meets Her Match

Tommy DePaola writes an interesting story about Strega Nona and her cousin. Big Anthony always makes mistakes with Strega Amelia. All the people went back to Strega Nona. I liked the illustrations very much. Lissette. R.

Is Strega Nona out of business?

Strega Nona (Grandma Witch) is back again. And now nothing happens in the little town of Calabria. And the baker's daughter is learning to become a Strega. But un-like Big Anthony, she listens to people. So who do you think will get a job? Or if both Bambolona and Big Anthony both worked the same job, who would be fired? Big Anthony of course. In less he starts listening to people. One Day Strega Nona gets a letter in the mail it says. "Cara Strega Nona, I would like to pay you a visit. Would next week be convenient? Please let me know. Amore e baci - Love and kisses- Strega Amelia"

Strega Nona Has her Own Cure For Competition

Stregna Nona (Grandma Witch) knows how to cure warts, headaches and love problems. How she approaches curing "competition in the workplace" is fascinating to both young and more mature readers...This story includes Strega Amelia and Big Anthony. Both characters are very interesting and amusing to read about. As Strega Nona says "sometimes the old ways may be the best ways" - especially in reading to our children.