dePaola, T. (2000). Strega Nona Takes a Vacation. Illus. Tomie DePaola. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Brief Annotation: Strega Nona had a dream about her passed away Grandmother Concetta who told Strega Nona to take a vacation to her little house by the seashore. While she is there, Strega Nona sends a bag of candy to Big Anthony and bubble bath bubbles to Babolona. However, Babolona switched presents and when Big Anthony tool a bath using the bath bubbles, he used too much and flooded the city with bubbles. Babolona learned her lesson by not switching presents.
Genre: Myth
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this: Readers who like to read fun stories that cannot happen, like a city being flooded by bubble bath bubbles.
Response/Rating (1-4):*** I enjoyed the story because it was funny and silly that a city was flooded by bubbles. Young children will like this book because it’s light, interesting, and they can made predictions about what Babolona will do with the presents and what happens when Big Anthony uses the bubble bath soap.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: If you used too much soap in the dishwasher or washing machine, what do you think might happen?
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