Are Strega Nona Books Okay for Kids to Read?

KE writes: “Strega Nona is a book read at our Catholic school. I hadn’t read it since I was a child. I had forgotten she was a ‘good’ witch who uses spells to cure warts, baldness, etc. That bothered me, but the next sentence sealed the deal. The book reads that even the priests and nuns go to her for help. Am I being overly scrupulous?”

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