Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.
year: 1997, 1993, 2005
call number/section: 398.2, 1000, 398.21
subjects: jesus christ, nativity, legends, folklore, italy, christmas, folklore, befana (legendary character), juvenile literature, italy
Editions
Oppenheim, Joanne
Gareth Stevens Pub. (1997)
Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.
Schools: 7
Oppenheim, Joanne
Bantam Books (1993)
Retells the traditional Italian tale of the poor peasant woman who, long ago, set out to find the Christ Child and wanders to this day, carrying a sack of gifts to give to good children at Christmas.
Schools: 6
Oppenheim, Joanne
ipicturebooks.com (2005)
Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.
Schools: 0