Anna's experiences are universal yet specific to her African homeland, providing for a great experience for children! The language is repetitive and rhythmic, mimicking the sound of the oral tradition and childhood fables--while also including details like offices and cell phones and text messages. One of the chickens has laid its eggs and eventually they hatch all except one, which Anna looks after. I was checking around to see whether anyone had found this first book and I am pleased to discover that I am late to the party and even more pleased to discover that there is another one! But being around the people she loves so much only makes her happiness grow and grow; she is SO happy, she is going to EXPLODE!

Kids who are looking for chapter books a little more challenging looking than The Jackson Friends Series (like Pa Lia's First Day) by Michelle Edwards or the Little Rat books by Molly Bang. We have gifted this a number of times- it has never failed to become a favorite with the kids and parents. But this extended family provides wonderful support and entertainment for Anna and her immediate family.Here marks a new phase in my life -- Working in the Children's Department, reading kids books for fun and work. Anna Hibiscus Series 8 Books Collection Set by Atinuke - Anna Hibiscus, Hooray for, Welcome Home, Good Luck, Have Fun, You are Amazing, Go Well : Atinuke, 140630655X 9781406306552 Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke 978-1406306552, 1406349127 9781406349122 Love from Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke 978-1406349122, 1406320811 9781406320817 Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus!

The story also reminded me more than a little of that classic folktale It Could Always Be Worse, which is fun. In Anna Hibiscus on Holiday, Anna, her mother and father, and her twin brothers Double and Trouble, attempt to take a holiday away from all of the uncles, aunties and cousins who make their compound so noisy, only to discover that many hands make light work. Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot). They are a middle class family who commute to jobs in the city, talk on cell phones, and send text messages across the Atlantic.There is poverty in Africa, but there are plenty of normal people who go about their lives just like us and I think it’s so important for young readers to see that as much as(or more than! They travel by bus through mangrove swamp and rainforest, through scrubland and rivers, over hills and mountains. She asks each member of her extended family what she should do because she feels so happy and she weaves their various responses into a song.

She amends for it by working hard the next day, bringing all the other girls oranges, and at the end, she's proud of how hard she worked. But the activist in me loved the essay edge of the first volume and rejoiced in parts of the later books that emphasized it, especially "Anna Hibiscus and the New Generator," and "The Other Side of the City" (Hooray for Anna Hibiscus) and "Anna Hibscus's New Clothes" (Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus). Love the cultural details that provide a taste of Nigerian culture (yes this taste could be bigger and more specific) without impeding the story. In the final book of this wonderfully charming illustrated series, Anna Hibiscus proves just how amazing she is.The stories are simple, funny, vivid and fun, perfect for young kids (my son ADORED them), but also laced with strands of wicked humor aimed directly at any adults reading the stories out loud. The stories allow young readers to feel empowered by what Anna achieves by taking action alongside her family and friends to enable positive change. From acclaimed Nigerian storyteller Atinuke, the first in a series of chapter books set in contemporary West Africa introduces a little girl who has enchanted young readers. At the same time, the story "Auntie Comfort" defines the traditions of the family that are still in place. Being half Canadian, her grandmother lives far away in Canada, and Anna sends her a letter, hoping to get a chance to visit when it snows.