Reviews for Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

The average rating for Merry Christmas, Strega Nona based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-12-24 00:00:00 Lindsay Malinchak Everyone is busy for the Christmas season. Big Anthony is complaining of all the work needed to be done for the feast Strega Nona throws each year. He then hatches a plan. Strega Nona has a strict policy of no magic at Christmas as Christmas has its own magic. Big Anthony surprises Strega Nona with throwing the feast himself so she doesn't have to do all the work. It's a nice story, but I didn't think it was all that great. The best part was the thought that Christmas has its own magic. I do like how the characters are drawn - they look like a village in Italy. The nephew was not crazy about this story. There wasn't magic and nothing much else was going on. I think it's fair to say that my nephew does not care for stories about relationships at this point in his life. He likes action. He gave this 2 stars. He also didn't think it was very Christmasy.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-11-21 00:00:00 Tiffany Atchison It was the first Sunday of Advent, and everyone in the little town in Calabria was busy getting ready for Christmas. In the first sentence dePaola's already introduced a traditional Christmas event and a specific location in Italy. And the story goes on from there -- introducing a little more about Italian culture and Italian traditions. But that wouldn't be enough to earn four stars. The fourth star means that the tale is also heart-warming and the three familiar characters -- Strega Nona, Big Anthony, and Bambolona -- make an appearance and do their parts to make for a memorable holiday. We all like it.