FROM SARAH:

This series of Anansi books from Eric A. Kimmel and Janet Stevens are among our very favorite picture books. I've read them aloud countless times!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

All of Eric A. Kimmel's retellings of the trickster spider Anansi are fun to read aloud, but this one remains a favorite!

FROM SARAH:

This series of Anansi books from Eric A. Kimmel and Janet Stevens are among our very favorite picture books. I've read them aloud countless times!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

A spider tricks other animals into thinking a melon can talk.

FROM SARAH:

This series of Anansi books from Eric A. Kimmel and Janet Stevens are among my very favorite picture books. I've read them aloud countless times!

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

One fine afternoon, Anansi the Spider sees his friend Turtle walking along the river carrying a large fish. "Where did you get that fish?" he asks. Turtle replies, " I caught it today when I went fishing." Anansi likes to eat fish, but he is much too lazy to catch them for himself. He decides to trick Turtle into catching a fish for him instead.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

It's a fine bright day, and all the animals are working--all except Anansi, that is! He's sleeping, as usual. Warthog, Lion, and Zebra laugh so hard at his messy house that they wake him up. Anansi stomps off in a huff--right into an amazing secret! Hyena has a magic stick that follows his orders.

FROM SARAH:

I just think Eric A. Kimmel is one of the best at writing spins on fairy tales and fables. This is a particularly fun one, especially if you're learning about Westward Expansion.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

From award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel with gorgeous, brightly patterned illustrations from artist Mara Penny, Hank and Gertie brings a modern twist to the classic Hansel and Gretel folktale combined with the high-adventure landscape of the Oregon Trail.