An original watercolor illustration from Tomie dePaola’s 1975 book “Strega Nona” rests in the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota, where visitors of all ages can hold the artwork and see ...

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 shares the six ingredients for a magical life, illustrated with elaborate pop-ups. Also includes a few basic Italian words and phrases.

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 ...