Tomie De Paola

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it.

Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.

When he learns that his mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is very excited and hopes that the baby will be a sister.

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

Tomie dePaola's classic wordless picture book is just as fun as a serving of pancakes for breakfast!

Missing ingredients and mischievous pets create one humorous complication after another for a little old lady determined to make pancakes for breakfast.

Fans of such favorites as Strega Nona will love Pancakes for Breakfast.

"The optimistic determination of the woman and the gentle humor of the illustrations make

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In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.

This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child. Beloved Newbery honor-winning author and Caldecott honor-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend using his own

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After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.