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Big Anthony

Tomie dePaola

199832 pagesabout 30–45 minutes
1998
first published
  • 1999Scholastic Inc. · ENGISBN 9780439141307
  • 2009Paw Prints · ENGISBN 9781442044852
  • 2001Putnam Juvenile · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780698118935
  • 2001Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606210645
  • 2001Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613360500
  • 1998Putnam Juvenile · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780399231896
  • —No further detail recordedISBN 9780758720900
PlayfulWhimsicalShort read

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

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MoodBittersweet

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFriendship
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