In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child.
But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glo. "She is always sweeping " Sweep, sweep, sweep. "Cranky old lady," the children say.
Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom.
In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child