"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Move aside, Coastal Grandmother, Brat Girl summer, and Nancy Meyers fall. There’s a new seasonal icon in ...

After a sweaty brat summer, TikTok users are now embracing kerchiefs, carbs, and candles for fall. Their inspiration? A familiar Italian witch found on bookshelves of children around the world. That's ...

A pasta-making witch from a beloved 1975 fable is being hailed online as the blueprint for a very specific strain of autumnal coziness. By Callie Holtermann By the autumnal equinox on Sunday, Danni ...

GREAT BARRINGTON -- There are stories that can be found in nearly every children's classroom and library: Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," Beatrix Potter's the "Tale of Peter Rabbit," and ...

An award-winning children's picture book, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola, turns 50. The story about a grandma witch with her magically full pot of pasta still finds new audiences — even on TikTok.

Strega Nona is a picture book by the award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola. The book was published in 1975 and is a retelling of a German folktale “The Porridge Pot.” The ...

There will be magic in the air this weekend, as Fairfield University's Quick Center hosts "Strega Nona: The Musical," a lively romp based on Tomie dePaola's books about an Italian witch. The play, ...

Fri, December 13, 2019 at 4:30 PM UTC Strega Nona—Grandma Witch—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to ...

Bubble, bubble, pasta pot. Boil me some pasta, nice and hot. Parents and teachers have been reading those words out loud for 50 years now. That is right - Strega Nona, the pasta witch from children's ...