Introduce young readers to the West African tale of Anansi the spider. In this version of the story, Anansi ties a bit of web to each leg and leaves the other end with many friends who are cooking delicious food. When the food is ready, they will tug on the thread so that Anansi can eat the meal. To Anansi's surprise, all the food is ready at once, causing each of Anansi's legs to be pulled in all different directions! Featuring beautiful, vibrant illustrations and easy-to-read font, this book allows children to have fun while reading this folktale that explains why spiders have such long, thin legs.
When a little turtle comes across a lost hat, he is determined to find its owner. He asks Mouse, and Rabbit, and even Crocodile if it belongs to them, but they all say it isn't theirs. Whose hat can it be?
The animals are having a beauty contest and Monkey helps out by opening a beauty parlor called the Beauty Branch. At the last second Gazelle wins the contest just by looking natural.
At Kim's birthday party in the park, there's a pony ride. Everyone is eager to ride, except Anthony. He has a tickly, tumbly feeling in his stomach. But with the help of a kind adult, that same feeling no longer feels like dread, rather it feels exciting.
Toni and Slade Morrison's New York Times bestselling series of fables is now available on audio and includes The Ant or the Grasshopper?, The Lion or the Mouse? and Poppy or the Snake? Told with vibrant language and rich in rhythm, these empowering tales are now available in one fantastic audio package.
Morrison's text is wry and defiantly ambiguous, making the Who's Got Game? series a favorite among adults as well as children. As Toni Morrison says of these lively, refreshing tales, "In our versions, the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings re-imagined: The victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN."
