Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

Anansi and the Moss-Covered RockA classic trickster folktale told with humor and charm, this is a perfect read along book both parents and children will love. When Anansi the Spider finds a strange moss covered rock in the forest, he uses it to trick all his animal friends. But Little Bush Deer is onto Anansi's scheme, and hatches a plan to beat him at his own game. Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five book Anansi the Trickster series

A classic trickster folktale told with humor and charm, this is a perfect read along book both parents and children will love.

When Anansi the Spider finds a strange moss-covered rock in the forest, he uses it to trick all his animal friends. But Little Bush Deer is onto Anansi's scheme, and hatches a plan to beat him at his own game.

Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel's imaginative energy combined with Janet Stevens' expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 09/01/1988
ISBN: 9780823406890
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.86h x 10.30w x 0.41d

Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/1993 pg. 631
School Library Journal 11/01/1988

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 20676 / Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5