Tino and the Pomodori
by Tonya Russo Hamilton
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Pub Date Jun 25 2014 | Archive Date May 02 2017
Description
Tino and the Pomodori explores, through the eyes of a child, the magic that is the life cycle of a tomato plant.
Tino takes the reader on a journey starting in the piazza of his small village in Italy, to his farm where he learns to work the land. He explains how the tomato starts as a seed drying in the sun and grows to be, la bella frutta - the beautiful fruit, that would eventually make the family’s sauce and bruschetta to go with Nonna’s thick, hard-crusted bread.
Visually engaging with vibrant watercolor illustrations, Tino and the Pomodori celebrates simplicity and the beauty of growing, harvesting, and preparing one's own food.
Advance Praise
"The beautiful story and gorgeous artwork really makes the Italian Culture and love that both the writer and the artist have fly off of the page. It also helps to bring forward the beautiful story and bring it to life. . . . Tino and the Pomodori [is] destined to be read over and over in my household, especially after my son asked for it to be read again as soon as I'd finished it. You can't ask for anything more in a children's book can you?" - Patrick Scattergood, Curiosity of a Social Misfit
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This is Tonya Russo Hamilton's second book. Her first, Wrestling With the Devil: A Story of Sacrifice, Survival, and Triumph from the Hills of Naples to the Hall of Fame is a sports memoir beautifully written in the voice of her father.
Antonio "Tony" Russo came to the US from Naples, Italy at the age of ten years old by himself. Today, Tony Russo is a well-known and beloved wrestling coach in Newberg, Oregon. He regularly speaks at wrestling events, conducts book signings with his daughter, and continues to be heavily involved in the wrestling community. His first book signing at the Newberg Public Library drew over 200 people and and sold out of even more than 200 books.
Tonya is an elementary school teacher. She has grown up not only listening to the stories of her father about his life, but also watching him tend to his beloved garden . . . especially his tomato plants.
Tino and the Pomodori is a tribute to his love for the tomato plant and the old way of life that he continues to preserve.
Tonya and Britta are open to any events at schools, kids gardening events, etc.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780982102305 |
| PRICE | $28.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
OutlawPoet ., Reviewer
Bellissimo!
This is a lovely little book that captures the beauty of Italy, Italian culture, language and food.
While the resident six-year-old, has not yet been to Italy, she's been blessed (cursed) with a mother who is in love with Italy. She's grown up hearing about the beautiful country and its people, and has been learning bits and pieces of the language all her life.
However, even for a child with no exposure to Italy, this book is perfect.
The illustrations fully demonstrate the beauty of Italy. They are simply gorgeous and made me a bit wistful for the apartment I lived in when I was in Sicily. The bits of language sprinkled throughout the book are easy to understand (glossary in the back, but really not needed as most is explained wonderfully in context), the book is chock full of food and culture!
Reading Tino and the Pomodori was like taking a mini Italian vacation.
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