Tomie dePaola serves as "biographer" to his delightful Italian sorceress, Strega Nona, in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona's birth on a dark and stormy night, and ends where the original Strega Nona picks up-with Strega Nona taking on the bumbling, knock-kneed Big Anthony as an apprentice.
This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola's warm and sunny watercolors! "dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon."
This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola's warm and sunny watercolors! "dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon."
作者托米．德巴拉（ Tomie dePaola ）為他筆下人稱巫婆奶奶的可愛義大利女巫，寫了這本繪有美麗圖畫的前傳。故事始自奶奶在一個暴風雨來襲的黑夜中誕生，並與原始的《巫婆奶奶》故事銜接，結束於巫婆奶奶雇用笨手笨腳且膝蓋外翻的大安東尼當她的學徒。
這個討人喜愛的故事，全篇搭配作者托米．德巴拉溫暖又陽光的水彩畫，「德巴拉完美地將這個充滿趣味的故事與先前作品結合，打造成巫婆奶奶故事集。」
