The small pink heart in the bottom right corner symbolizes the key ingredient to all of her magic: love. The cover shows Strega Nona carrying her magic pasta pot. 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 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. The stamp art features a detail from the cover of Strega Nona.
Deceptively simple, dePaola’s stories contain layers of emotional meaning that appeal to readers of all ages. Postal Service honors prolific children’s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola (1934–2020), whose extraordinarily varied body of work encompasses folktales and legends, informational books, religious and holiday stories, and touching autobiographical tales.
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