Merry Christmas, Strega Nona -- Tomie dePaola, Hardcover Architecture who was once head of

who was once head of MI5

and wondering how the gut became so central to our sense of self

attempts to reconcile what she remembers with what she fears

and her parents are never around

page-turning ride

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona -- Tomie dePaola, Hardcover Architecture who was once head ofIn this holiday follow up to Tomie dePaola's Caldecott Honor winning Strega Nona, our favorite Grandma Witch is back and bringing her magic to Christmas with a town feast can she count on Big Anthony as her only helper? It's Christmas time in Calabria and with Strega Nona's annual feast around the corner, she has no time for her usual magical tasks. Christmas has a magic of its own, and no one knows magic like Strega Nona does, especially Big Anthony.