Anansi's Narrow Waist: A Tale from Ghana

The greedy spider gets what's coming

Long ago, all spiders were as round as the sun--and Anansi was the roundest of all. Anansi was very clever, but he was also very lazy, and he loved to eat. One day, hungry Anansi travels from village to village to eat with them. Each village asks Anansi to help make the food, but he would rather be lazy. Anansi leaves one end of a silken string from his web with each village, ties the other end around his waist, and asks the villagers to tug the string when the food is ready. He goes to another village, and another, and another . . . What will happen when all the food is done? This lively retelling of the Ghanaian folktale will delight all readers from ages 1 to 110.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 03/15/2017
ISBN: 9781455622160
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 165 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw