anansi (legendary character)

Charlie Nancy was leading a comfortable life until his father died and discovered that dear old dad was a human form of Anansi, the African trickster god, and that he had a brother, Spider, who inherited some of his father's godlike abilities.

Long ago in Africa, the sky god Nyame keeps all of the stories to himself, but when Anansi the spider asks their price, Nyame agrees to trade his stories if Anansi can perform four seemingly impossible tasks.

Fifteen folk tales about Anansi, who was a man when everything was all right and a spider when things went wrong.

A spider tries to prove he is the wisest and cleverest of all by learning to fly. Accompanied by illustrations of sign language hand motions correlated to the text.

While trying to gather up all the wisdom he thinks he has wasted on the villagers, Ananse the spider learns something new himself.

Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed.

Gods and goddesses from around the world are detailed in this epic volume. Greek, Hindu, and Native American gods are challenged in head to head battles. Extensive backgrounds are given on each of the deities, including their powers, weaknesses, and strengths. This exciting book will prove who is truly the king or queen of the gods.

After Spider refuses to help the villagers plant the vegetables, he is in for a surprise when he goes to pick some for himself.

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

After tricking Tiger into leaving the soup he has been cooking, Anansi the spider eats the soup himself and manages to put the blame on the monkeys.