Anansi's Party Time

Still smarting from the trick that Turtle played on him in Anansi Goes Fishing, that celebrated arachnid trickster from West African lore decides to get his revenge. Inviting Turtle to a party, Anansi keeps adding conditions for attendance - wearing a costume, bringing a dish - just as his guest......more

As far as the West African folktales of Anansi the spider go, I felt that this book was incredibly inauthentic. Were I not familiar with the character, I would have had no idea that this was based on an African folktale. It's a back and forth game of a fake party between Anansi and Turtle that feels......more

Anansi invites Turtle to a non-existent party so turtle orchestrates an elaborate revenge plot that includes sending Anansi to the moon (along with poor, innocent Crab) to the moon with a bunch of party balloons. Though I enjoyed Stevens' artwork, this sequel lacks the traditional charm of Anansi an......more