Strega Nona and Other Stories from Near and Far

Thomas Anthony de Paola was born in Meriden, Connecticut. He became interested in art at an early age. After graduating from high school, he attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 1956, he graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He taught art at Newton College of the Sacred Heart from 1962 to 1966, then moved to California where he taught at San Francisco College for Women from 1967 to 1970. His first illustrated book, Sound, was published in 1965. In 1969, he rece...

Arlene Mosel wrote popular children's books, often adapting traditional folktales for young readers. Her well-known works include "Tikki Tikki Tembo," "The Funny Little Woman," and "Strega Nona and Other Stories from Near and Far.

Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen (June 6, 1911 – May 11, 2000), best known by the name Verna Aardema, was an American writer of children's books. Verna Norberg was born in New Era, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. of Journalism in 1934. She worked as a grade school teacher from 1934 to 1973 and became a correspondent for the Muskegon Chronicle in 1951, a job that lasted until 1972, the year before she retired from teaching. In her senior year at Michigan St...

Ludwig Bemelmans was a German American author, an internationally known gourmet and also a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is most famous today for the series of Madeline books. -- Wikipedia