Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
adapted by Gerald McDermott
The author has written several other books similiar to this one that I thoroughly enjoy. The book is about Anansi. Anansi is a spider who is funny, mischievous, and clever. This folk hero originated in in traditional Ashanti tales from Ghana, in West Africa. This story is about the father spider, Anansi, and his six spider sons. One day, Anansi embarks on a challenging journey and finds himself in different types of trouble. Every time Anansi gets into trouble, each of Anansi's sons do something to help. When they all work together, they are able to save their father. While in his journey, Anansi finds a beautiful globe of light in the forest. Anansi decides that he will use the globe as a gift to show his appreciation, however he is unsure of which son he should give the globe to. Anansi turns to the gods to help and they end up taking the globe. This book was very cute and would be a great way to share folk tales with students.
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