Recounts the legend of Befana, whose household chores kept her from finding the Baby King and cause her to fly across the sky on Twelfth Night, leaving the sleeping children gifts to celebrate the Feast of the Three Kings.
year: 1980
call number/section: 1000, 398.2, 398.21, 394.23, 394.2, 3, 398.4
subjects: befana (legendary character), legends, christmas, folklore, folklore, italy, holidays, jewish holidays, fasts and feasts, judaism, folk literature, picture books
Editions
DePaola, Tomie
Harcourt Brace (1980)
Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.
Schools: 22
DePaola, Tomie
Recounts the legend of Befana, whose household chores kept her from finding the Baby King and cause her to fly across the sky on Twelfth Night, leaving the sleeping children gifts to celebrate the Feast of the Three Kings.
Schools: 64
DePaola, Tomie
Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.
Schools: 4