Strega Nona

Translating to “Grandma Witch,” Strega Nona is the titular character of a popular children's book. First published in 1979, the book by author Tomie dePaola retells an old tale of a Calabrian town's ...

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Today: This month, it's all about 'Strega Nona September'. What the cozy trend means for TikTok

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This month, it's all about 'Strega Nona September'. What the cozy trend means for TikTok

Yahoo: We’re So Here for the Viral ‘Strega Nona Fall’ Kitchen Trend

Strega Nona is back, 34 years after the first of her many appearances in the picture books of author-illustrator Tomie dePaola. This time granny good witch (the Italian translates as witch grandmother ...

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WSHU news: 'Strega Nona' is still reaching audiences at 50 years old

Bubble, bubble, pasta pot. Boil me some pasta, nice and hot. Parents and teachers have been reading those words out loud for 50 years now. That is right - Strega Nona, the pasta witch from children's ...

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Forbes: The Strega Nona Trend Is All About Embracing Cozy Comfort Fall Meals

Strega Nona is a picture book by the award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola. The book was published in 1975 and is a retelling of a German folktale “The Porridge Pot.” The ...

The Strega Nona Trend Is All About Embracing Cozy Comfort Fall Meals

The Washington Post: Strega Nona is the heroine we need right now

The children’s author Tomie dePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 books before his death in 2020 at 85, but “Strega Nona,” published in 1975, is by far his best known. “She’s a great good anima — ...