nce again, Khalsa draws her inspiration from her childhood. In a fairy tale like manner, the story of Mrs. Pelligrino, a new arrival from Italy, is uncovered. While visiting friends, the two girls end up cheering up the traveller who, in return, helps them discover something that will certainly change their lives!
*How Pizza Came to Our Town. Text and illustrations. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1989.
rs. Pelligrino arrived in a taxi. She was clutching a strangely shaped green package very tightly to her chest.
8 x 7 1/2 inches
Pencil
7 x 7 1/2 inches
Gouache
s the pizza baked and the cheese began to bubble, the whole house was filled with the most wonderful smell they had ever smelled. It smelled as good as toast and french fries and ketchup and grilled cheese sandwiches and spaghetti all rolled into one.
8 x 7 1/2 inches
Combination of pencil and collage
nce again, Khalsa draws her inspiration from her childhood. In a fairy tale like manner, the story of Mrs. Pelligrino, a new arrival from Italy, is uncovered. While visiting friends, the two girls end up cheering up the traveller who, in return, helps them discover something that will certainly change their lives!
rs. Pelligrino arrived in a taxi. She was clutching a strangely shaped green package very tightly to her chest.
s the pizza baked and the cheese began to bubble, the whole house was filled with the most wonderful smell they had ever smelled. It smelled as good as toast and french fries and ketchup and grilled cheese sandwiches and spaghetti all rolled into one.