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The stamp art features a detail from the cover of Strega Nona. The first in a series, the book was published in 1975 and received a Caldecott Honor as one of the most distinguished picture books published that year. Set in southern Italy, the gently humorous story focuses on Strega Nona, “Grandma Witch,” who uses magic to help with matters of the heart and to cure her neighbors’ ills. The cover shows Strega Nona carrying her magic pasta pot. The small pink heart in the bottom right corner symbolizes the key ingredient to all of her magic: love.
The Strega Nona stories read like well-worn folktales, as do plenty of dePaola’s other works. Other books emphasize family relationships and draw on personal experience. “I’ve discovered,” he often reflected, “that children most respond to books based on my own life.” In 1999, dePaola published 26 Fairmount Avenue, the Newbery Honor–winning first book in a series of eight autobiographies that offer a detailed snapshot of his life and family, from the late 1930s through the turmoil of World War II.
Nancy Pantz
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
Product is as described but arrived bent and slightly torn.
Court D.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024
These were a must have for my stamp collection. The high quality Strega Nona illustration is stunning with great colors. Stamps are standard Forever USPS stamps with the adhesive backing for easy labeling. Normal cost for a book of stamps so the value of the product is standard.
Kim McKinney
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
Nice to be able to order from home and quick delivery!
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