by Amy Hest, Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin, Baby’s Got the Blues by Carol Diggory Shields, and The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf. The only book that comes to mind was City Boy by Jan Michael, and that certainly was a title for older readers.

But Anna Hibiscus' life is about to change in many ways: cousin Joy is going to get married, and Grandfather. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Each story has a subtle moral and message, and teaches the reader something about African culture without being heavy-handed. Atinuke’s other great strength is that she manages to balance the contemporary and the traditional with ease.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. Atinuke spends most of her time at home quietly dreaming up stories, but she sometimes visits schools and book festivals — she loves to meet her readers! I have to admit that at first I wasn't sure how to feel about Anna being described as a girl living in Africa, making it sound like a country - but that was all too soon forgotten as sweet Anna Hibiscus found her way straight into my heart. Whatever the case, Anna’s a sweet, thoroughly likable character and readers will find themselves longing for a life where there are always cousins to play with, and sweet mango trees in the backyard to climb for fun. Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot).

Cause aside from the occasional White Elephant or Rickshaw Girl there’s not a whole heckuva lot to choose from.

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). Applicability of cancellation rights: Legal rights of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations available for UK or EU consumers do not apply to certain products and services.

If you like this series, you may also like Younguncle Comes to Town and Younguncle in the Himalayas. The tale of Anna’s refusal to engage in the traditional Saturday braiding and weaving of her hair and the horrific results of that choice is like no story I’ve ever read anywhere before. Anna’s mother is Canadian and grew up in a quiet house with only her parents and herself and it seems that she is longing to have some alone time. They are a middle class family who commute to jobs in the city, talk on cell phones, and send text messages across the Atlantic. Then I realized that Atinuke uses this story to introduce to kids the notion of having lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents around at all times.I take issue with book levels, but I do think they can provide some context for comparison and help parents and teachers who need a good, quick way to put the right book in the right hands. Anna Hibiscus Series Found in Children’s Books Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa, with her large, loving family. The repetition sets the stage for the amusing focus in each chapter but also reminds us that we are in fact somewhere other than the United States. 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. Canada is very cold and it takes Anna a little while to get used to wearing lots of clothes and eating different types of food.

Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War.I guess I am starting to realize that graphic novels were leading me back to kids books the whole time -- it is so wonderful to have text and image hand in hand creating a powerful and sweet meaning. And once you understand the living situation (everyone lives in one big house) the rest of the book will make that much more sense. The goal, the gem, the one kind of book all children’s librarians seek but know are so difficult to find .