Anansi and the Magic Stick
Illustrator(s): Janet Stevens
Paperback | Pages: 32
Size: 10 X 9-1/2 | USD: $7.99
ISBN: 9780823417636
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
Age: 4-8 | Guided Reading Level: M
Themes: African, Animals/Fiction, Humor
Recommendations: A,C,CE,K,SLJ
About the Book
When the other animals laugh at his messy house, Anansi the Spider is embarrassed. He wants to fix the problem . . . as long as he doesn't have to work too hard.
Stomping off in a huff, Anansi stumbles into an amazing secret—Hyena has a magic stick that follows his orders. If he steals it, the spider thinks, he'll have the neatest home in town and he'll never have to work again.
But the magic might be more than Anansi bargained for...
Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative retellings combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.
Stomping off in a huff, Anansi stumbles into an amazing secret—Hyena has a magic stick that follows his orders. If he steals it, the spider thinks, he'll have the neatest home in town and he'll never have to work again.
But the magic might be more than Anansi bargained for...
Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative retellings combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.
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Creators of the Anansi books★★★THE REVIEWS ARE IN!★★★
"... An enjoyable offering that is clever, funny, surprising, and traditional all at once."—School Library Journal"Stevens's comic creatures with their surprised expressions add kid appeal."—Publishers Weekly
" The slapstick of the trickster out-tricked is a lot of fun, and preschoolers will want to join in the rhythmic chant, "Hocus pocus, Magic Stick…"—Booklist
