Eight Traditional African Tales retold by Lynne Garner
Discover Anansi the trickster spider who is as clever as he is lazy. Anansi loves to prove just how clever he is by boasting and tricking those around him. However sometimes his tricks backfire with comic effect.
Adults will love reading these tales to younger children whilst older children will delight in discovering Anansi for themselves. Following Anansi in the following eight tales:
Anansi and the gum doll
How Anansi got to ride Tiger
How Anansi turned an ear of corn into one hundred goats
How Anansi won the stories of the Sky-God
Why Anansi the Spider stays on the ceiling
Anansi and the Witch named ‘Five’
Anansi and the pot of wisdom
Anansi and the Tommy (Thompson Gazelle)
Each story can be read in approximately ten minutes making this book ideal for bedtime at home or for story time in school.
Review for Anansi The Trickster Spider: "These stories were an enjoyable read and, although Anansi is familiar to me, it was lovely to find some stories I had never come across. Anansi and the Tommy was a particularly clever way to end because this is one tale where Anansi uses his cleverness to help someone else."
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