Here's how those 12 groups came out; the idea is that we've got 12 groups ready to go, and before we start up each month (with May being out first month), Helen and I will choose a group to work from and prep some materials that will help people as we make our choices! So, for example, we will get the May materials ready for April 25 or so, and then people can vote and we can start reading together in May, sharing our thoughts and ideas in a slow Twitter chat each week with the hashtag #AnansiBookClub.
You can share your ideas and suggestions about any/all of this at the Anansi Book Club planning document.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Diakité, Baba Wagué. The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale.
- choose 3: B. Lent, Blair. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky.
- choose 3: C. McDermott, Gerald. The Magic Tree: A Tale from the Congo.
- choose 3: D. Muluka, Barrack. Why Dog Left the Forest.
- choose 3: E. Musgrove, Margaret. The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth.
- choose 1: F. Bryan, Ashley. Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum.
- choose 1: G. Davis, Jennifer. The Stolen Water and Other Stories: Traditional Tales from Namibia.
- choose 1: H. Robinson, Adjai. Singing Tales of Africa.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Bryan, Ashley. The Story of Lightning and Thunder.
- choose 3: B. Doob, Leonard. A Crocodile Has Me by the Leg: African Poems. Illustrated by Solomon Irein Wangboje.
- choose 3: C. . Guirma, Frédéric. Princess of the Full Moon.
- choose 3: D. Lilly, Melinda. Warrior Son of a Warrior Son: A Masai Tale.
- choose 3: E. Mollel, Tololwa. The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo Story.
- choose 1: F. Badoe, Adwoa. The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories. Illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité.
- choose 1: G. Heady, Eleanor. Jambo, Sungura! Tales from East Africa.
- choose 1: H. Lester, Julius. How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Grifalconi, Ann. The Village of Round and Square Houses.
- choose 3: B. Lilly, Melinda. Spider and His Son Find Wisdom: An Akan Tale.
- choose 3: C. Mollel, Tololwa. The Orphan Boy.
- choose 3: D. Paye, Won-Ldy. The Talking Vegetables.
- choose 3: E. Steptoe, John. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale.
- choose 1: F. Atkinson, Norman. The Broken Promise, and Other Traditional Fables from Zimbabwe.
- choose 1: G. Laird, Elizabeth. When the World Began: Stories Collected in Ethiopia.
- choose 1: H. Mhlophe, Gcina. Stories of Africa.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Aardema, Verna. Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
- choose 3: B. Achebe, Chinua and John Iroaganachi. How Leopard Got His Claws.
- choose 3: C. Bryan, Ashley. The Ox of the Wonderful Horns.
- choose 3: D. Olaleye, Isaac. In the Rainfield: Who Is the Greatest? Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi.
- choose 3: E. Tadjo, Véronique. Lord of the Dance.
- choose 1: F. Mhlophe, Gcina. African Tales: A Barefoot Collection.
- choose 1: G. Strong, Polly. African Tales: Folklore of the Central African Republic.
- choose 1: H. Tucker, Archie. Disappointed Lion and Other Stories from the Bari of Central Africa.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Muriel and Tom Feelings: Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book.
- choose 3: B. Haley, Gail. A Story, A Story: An African Tale.
- choose 3: C. McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti.
- choose 3: D. Mollel, Tololwa. Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! A Maasai Tale.
- choose 3: E. Paye, Won-Ldy and Margaret Lippert. Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
- choose 1: F. Aardema, Verna. Behind the Back of the Mountain: Black Folktales from Southern Africa. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
- choose 1: G. Arkhurst, Joyce Cooper. The Adventures of Spider: West African Folk Tales.
- choose 1: H. Medlicott, Mary. The River That Went to the Sky: Twelve Tales by African Storytellers.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Arkhurst, Joyce Cooper. More Adventures of Spider: West African Folk Tales. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
- choose 3: B. Gleeson, Brian. Koi and the Kola Nuts. Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins.
- choose 3: C. Hofmeyr, Dianne. The Magic Bojabi Tree.
- choose 3: D. Olaleye, Isaac. Lake of the Big Snake.
- choose 3: E. Tadjo, Véronique. Mamy Wata and the Monster.
- choose 1: F. Bryan, Ashley. The Adventures of Aku.
- choose 1: G. Laird, Elizabeth. The Ogress and the Snake, and Other Stories from Somalia.
- choose 1: H. Seid, Joseph Brahim. Told by Starlight in Chad.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Lilly, Melinda. Zimani’s Drum: A Malawian Tale.
- choose 3: B. Mollel, Tololwa. Ananse’s Feast: An Ashanti Tale.
- choose 3: C. Olaleye, Isaac. Bitter Bananas.
- choose 3: D. Tchana, Katrin. Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon.
- choose 3: E. Wilson, Beth. The Great Minu. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
- choose 1: F. Aardema, Verna. Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa. Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins.
- choose 1: G. Holladay, Virginia. Bantu Tales.
- choose 1: H. Serwadda, W. Moses. Songs and Stories from Uganda. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Aardema, Verna. Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
- choose 3: B. Collins, Stanley Harold. Ananse the Spider: Why Spiders Stay on the Ceiling.
- choose 3: C. Diakité, Baba Wagué. The Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African Folktale.
- choose 3: D. Kimmel, Eric. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock.
- choose 3: E. Mollel, Tololwa. The King and the Tortoise.
- choose 1: F. Opoku, Kofi Asare. Speak to the Winds: Proverbs from Africa. Illustrated by Dindga McCannon.
- choose 1: G. Tembo, Mwizenge. Legends of Africa.
- choose 1: H. Washington, Donna. A Pride of African Tales. Illustrated by James Ransome.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. # Verna Aardema. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
- choose 3: B. Berry, James. Don’t Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi.
- choose 3: C. Diakité, Baba Wagué. Mee-An and the Magic Serpent: A Folktale from Mali.
- choose 3: D. Nyabongo, Akiki. Winds and Lights.
- choose 3: E. Skivington, Janice. How Anansi Obtained the Sky God’s Stories,
- choose 1: F. Green, Lila. Tales from Africa. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
- choose 1: G. Kituku, Vincent Muli Wa. East African Folktales from the Voice of Mukamba.
- choose 1: H. Naidoo, Beverley. The Great Tug of War and Other Stories.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. African Women’s Network. Stories from Africa.
- choose 3: B. Cabral, Len. Anansi’s Narrow Waist: An African Folk Tale.
- choose 3: C. McDermott, Gerald. Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa.
- choose 3: D. Paye, Won-Ldy. Head, Body, Legs.
- choose 3: E. Swann, Brian. The House With No Door: African Riddle-Poems. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
- choose 1: F. Barbosa, Rogério Andrade. African Animal Tales.
- choose 1: G. Bryan, Ashley. Lion and the Ostrich Chicks.
- choose 1: H. Habte-Mariam, Mesfin. The Rich Man and the Singer: Folktales from Ethiopia.
GROUP:
- choose 3: A. Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
- choose 3: B. Bryan, Ashley. Beautiful Blackbird.
- choose 3: C. Diop, Birago. Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from Senegal. Illustrated by John Steptoe.
- choose 3: D. Lilly, Melinda. Kwian and the Lazy Sun: a San Myth.
- choose 3: E. Mollel, Tololwa. The Princess Who Lost Her Hair: An Akamba Legend.
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