SKU: 20080517

BIG ANTHONY, HIS STORY, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, is a prequel to STREGA NONA (1975). It was published in October, 1998. This is the seventh book featuring Tomie's original characters, "Big Anthony" and "Strega Nona."

Publisher's Note: "Strega Nona fans will love this story of Big Anthony, the bumbling but lovable helper to whom she has remained loyal all these years. How did Big Anthony find Strega Nona in her little house in Calabria? Life for Big Anthony began on a farm in northern Italy. From the day he was born, he didn't pay attention. And that meant trouble. Nonna Graziella was the first to realize what lay ahead when he got everyone wet at his christening. And by the time he was a teenager, he had messed up so many things on the farm that his father sent him away to find work. Some of the cities he passed through have never been the same: Pisa, Firenze, Roma, Napoli. Tomie dePaola lovingly pictures Big Anthony's family and hilarious episodes from his life."

8 3/4" W x 11 1/4" H, 32 pages, Ages 4 - 8, ISBN 0-399-23189-7

This book will be sent autographed "Tomie (year)." However, a note will be sent to you after you've purchased the book to ask if you'd like the autograph personalized.