When Anna leaves her family home in Africa to visit her Canadian
grandmother, she discovers how resilient she can be in this fourth
collection of stories from Atinuke's beloved series.
Anna Hibiscus has never been away from her big white house in Nigeria,
where baby brothers, many cousins, parents, aunties, uncles, and
grandparents are always nearby. But now she's flying overseas on her own
to visit Granny Canada and see snow for the first time! When she lands
at the airport, Anna finds herself amid a sea of white faces in a place
that is breathtakingly cold. Canada is very different, but Anna learns
how to pull on toasty layers of clothing, warms up to Granny's large dog
(who does not live in a pack and bite people), hones her new talent
for sledding, and celebrates cozy Christmas rituals--all while keenly
missing her cousins. Told with warmth and humor and illustrated in
delightful detail, this tale of finding family and belonging far away
from home will resonate with every child who's had to navigate an
unfamiliar place.