Remembering
Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola, author and illustrator of Strega Nona, Big Anthony, Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs , among 270 other titles for children passed away at age 85. DePaola was born in Meriden, CT in 1934 and passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020. The Ridgefield Library would like to honor his memory today.
Watch & Listen
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Read by the Author
Pasta Play
Needed: String, 10 pieces of uncooked ziti or similar pasta, markers

Craft: Color your pasta with markers, slide onto your string and tie it off for a quick and easy pasta necklace!
Needed: Cooked spaghetti or similar, newspaper or tablecloth, paint, plain paper (larger is better)

Craft: Dip the cooked spaghetti in the paint and move it around on the paper!
Needed: uncooked spaghetti, tape and a grape tomato (or similar)


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