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Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica (Orchard Paperbacks)

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This was an excellent book. The Anansi stories are always a delight and this one did not let us down. My first graders were at the edge of their seats waiting to find out what Anansi would do next. They roared with laughter at the way Anansi tricked the monkeys.

We are told that the book is suitable for the four-to-eight age range, but I bought it, attracted by the truly wonderful, vivid, illustrations and read it to my two-year-old. It is currently her favourite book, she demands it many times a day and understands the story line. In addition she is attracted by the cadence of the language, and enjoys singing the words to different tunes, and making up additional words to go in Anansi's song. An excellent introduction to the Anansi stories--I hope that the author writes (and illustrates!) many more for young readers.