Join Anna Hibiscus and her big, bustling family in the second of
Atinuke's engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern
Nigeria.
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa. She's surrounded by so
many family members she can't count them, in a wonderful old house with
a garden in a compound in a big city. Follow Anna as she worries about
singing a solo for a visiting president, runs away to escape
hair-braiding day (and gets in a terrible tangle), enjoys the candles
and hide-and-seek games on nights when the electricity goes out (and
hates the new noisy generator!), and has an eye-opening visit to the
other side of the city, where she learns about spontaneous generosity.
Says School Library Journal, "Atinuke . . . manages to balance the
contemporary and the traditional with ease"--a talent that, combined
with Lauren Tobia's expressive illustrations, will leave readers rapt
and have them looking forward to Anna's next adventures.