DePaola, Tomie Strega Nona’s Magic Ring. PICTURE BOOK Simon
and Schuster, 1979. $18. 9781481477611
Big
Anthony helps Strega Nona on her farm and one night when there is a village
dance, he sees Strega Nona slip a magic ring on her finger that makes her
beautiful. A while later, Big Anthony
figures he will borrow Strega Nona’s magic ring (without asking) and enjoy
dancing at the village as a handsome man.
Big Anthony is so handsome at the dance that the women don’t want to let
him go, and no matter how hard he tries Big Anthony can’t get the ring unstuck
from his finger. Eventually Strega Nona
helps him and everything works out.
This
reprint of Big Anthony and the Magic Ring is entertaining and reminds the
reader to be happy with who they are.
The illustrations are classic DePaola with folksy drawings and funny
facial expressions. My teenage daughter
still loves DePaola books-he’s timeless.
EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Reviewer,
C. Peterson.
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