booksnwhiskey 's review for:

3.0

McDermott won the Caldecott Honor Medal for this Anansi the Spider book. I have read others and of course each is different since the Ashanti use Anansi to tell many stories and lessons. I would use this story with 4 year olds to ask why it was so hard to pick a son, what was the importance of each sons role in helping Anansi come back home safely. And as always it is just a good quick book to read for fun with your child (I feel this is more important then trying to find a lesson to teach with the story).