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From her knowledge of when to change a diaper and how to make Popsicles to her skills in driving a delivery truck and dancing the polka, a child sings the praises of a special family member. Inspired by the accomplishments and behavior of the author's own mother.

While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.

Recounts the miracles performed by Jesus such as His calming of a storm, walking on water, and raising the dead to life.

A family discusses the origins of the Christmas tree as it decorates its own.

In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't...

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

Three stories featuring the Kitten Kids sleeping at their grandparents' house, riding bikes, and playing with a bully.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.

When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.