Strega Nona
Strega Nona is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. If considered as a folktale, the story is Aarne-Thompson type 565, the Magic Mill. It concerns Strega Nona and her helper, Big Anthony. The name "Strega Nona" resembles the Italian phrase for "Grandma Witch", though the accurate Italian rendering would be "Nonna Strega", with the words reversed and "Nonna" spelled with a double "n". While in standard Italian the word "nona" (with a single "n") would mean "ninth", it is also a common dialectal form for grandma, particularly used in northern regions. The book, which is likely dePaola's best-known work, was published in 1975 and won a Caldecott honor in 1976. It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal. Strega Nona has been challenged or banned in some children's libraries in the United States because it depicts magic and witchcraft in a positive light.
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