This is a Coldecott Honor picture book which is an adaptation of an Ashanti Western African tribal folktale. Anansi is a spider with six sons. Each son has his own special abilities and when Anansi gets into trouble on one of his quests, each of his sons performs a task which enables them to rescue their father. Anansi finds a shiny orb of light and determines to award it to one of his sons to express appreciation to that son for his contribution for Anansi's recue. He can't decide which son to reward, though, so he enlists the aid of the god Nyame in his decision, but Nyame determines that they all deserve to enjoy its light, so Nyame sends the orb into the night sky and now all beings everywhere on the Earth can enjoy its light.
Merit: The passing on of folklore. Colorful avant-garde artwork.
Share: Read-to or read-along.
Appeal: Anyone interested in folktales.
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