Review Based on her childhood growing up in Nigeria, Atinuke has created the fascinating yet ordinary world of Anna Hibiscus, a young girl who lives in an African city in a big white house with her huge extended family. Each page features cheerful pencil illustrations, which support the simple text and encourage emergent readers. Some stories will sound familiar, like Anna’s sudden stage fright over singing for a large audience. Stories will be windows for some readers, and mirrors for others – Anna’s refusal to attend to her curly hair, which results in horrendous tangles. Although Anna’s daily life might seem exotic to Western readers, her emotions and actions are relatable and endearing to fellow children. The book is now only available directly from the publisher but is well worth the effort to obtain for a collection.
Spicy Reads: Interview with Atinuke Author Website: http://atinuke-author.weebly.com/
Illustrator Website: http://www.laurentobia.com/ References: Anna Hibiscus [cover image]. Retrieved from https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51w9z6n34FL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Anna Hibiscus [Illustration). Retrieved from https://jillsbooks.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/anna-hibiscus-illustration-lauren-tobia-001.jpg Kane Miller/EDC Publishing. Anna Hibiscus. Retrieved from http://www.friends.kanemiller.com/anna-hibiscus.html Spicer, Ed. (2011). Spicy Reads: Atinuke [interview]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8NXmyZ20DE Taylor, I.[image]. Bishop Storford College Festival of Literature. Retrieved from http://atinuke-author.weebly.com/uploads/8/2/0/4/8204776/3851236.jpg
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