Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke (Author) and Lauren Tobia (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa, with her mother and father, her twin baby brothers (Double and Trouble), and lots of extended family in a big white house with a beautiful garden in a compound in a city. Anna is never lonely–there are always cousins to play and fight with, aunties and uncles laughing and shouting, and parents and grandparents close by. Each chapter in this early chapter book tells a different story as Anna Hibiscus goes on a seaside vacation, helps plan a party for Auntie Comfort from Canada (will she remember her Nigerian ways?), learns firsthand what it’s really like to be a child selling oranges outside the gate, and longs to see sweet snow.
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The Anna Hibiscus books are so good! If you find one at a used book store (most are out of print), buy it.
This is the new 2023 edition, so it’s not out of print anymore. 🙂