African Folktales at Internet Archive: The Pot of Wisdom

Carrying on with stories from western Africa (see all this week's posts on one page), I wanted to do a children's book today, so here it is: The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories by Adwoa Badoe, ten wonderful Anansi stories just a click away at the Internet Archive. (Anansi is the more usual spelling in the Caribbean, while Ananse is more common in Africa.)

Adwoa Badoe was born and educated in Ghana; she now lives in Canada. The beautiful illustrations are by Baba Wagué Diakité, an artist from Mali. Here is his depiction of Ananse and the pots of food:

And here is Ananse and the birds:

These were stories that Adwoa Badoe heard growing up in Ghana, and now you can read the stories for yourself; they're just a click away at the Internet Archive:

The Pot of Wisdom:

Ananse Stories

by Adwoa Badoe