Discover brand-new stories about Strega Nona, by acclaimed author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read series that's perfect for beginning readers

Strega Nona is excited The tomatoes in her garden are ripe, and she picks enough to fill a basket. She wants to give twenty-four tomatoes to the convent, and counts them out on the kitchen table. She is in the middle of counting when Signora Goat starts to eat the laundry. While Strega Nona is outside, Big Anthony sees the tomatoes and wants to help. Poor Big Anthony. He puts the tomatoes back in the basket

In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child.

Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. "Cranky old lady," the children say. "She is always sweeping " Sweep, sweep, sweep.

But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her little world will never be the same.

Breakfast is a Common Core exemplar text for Grades K-l.

This beautiful collection includes the best-known parables of Jesus: the Prodigal Son, the Mustard Seed,
the Lost Sheep, and fourteen others. The retellings are lyrically written but also accessible to young
children. Tomie dePaola drew his inspiration for the gemlike illustrations from early Christian art of the
Romanesque period. Originally published as The Parables of Jesus and unavailable for many years, this
opulent edition features a graceful new design.