Ooo, what a gem. This book teaches the importance of listening carefully, following the rules, and that there is such a thing as "too much of a good thing."
In this book too much of good thing comes in the form of a magical pasta pot that boils and bubbles and makes hot pasta. However, when Big Anthony uses the magical pasta pot without the permission of Strega Nona (the magical old woman who the pot belongs to) - the pasta almost engulfs the entire village when he is unable to turn it off. Big Anthony thought everyone in the village would be so thankful for his generous gift of free pasta that he did not stop to contemplate what may go wrong. Everyone was angry at Big Anthony for flooding the village with pasta, and in the end he is scolded by Strega Nona and is punished by being forced to eat all of the pasta.
I'd say Big Anthony learned his lesson.
The magic in this book is very exciting, and the illustrations tell a wonderfully vivid story. The image of the pasta flowing out of Strega Nona's little house and down the hill to the village is an unforgettable sight. The illustrations are interesting in that some are set up like a "comic strip" - showing the progression of the flowing pasta.
This is an awesome book, I would recommend it as a MUST READ!
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