anansi (legendary character)

A collection of six illustrated stories set in Ghana about the crafty and mischievous spider Ananse.

In this story from West Africa, Anansi uses his wits, his trickster skills, and the help of his friends to bring light to the world.

Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.

Retells the African myth of how Anansi the spider gained possession of all the stories of the world. Presented in graphic novel format.

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone attempt to win the hand of the beautiful Miss Louise by making her laugh.

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

When Anansi the spider grows tired of hearing Bredda Croaky's croaking, he devises an ingenious plan to silence the bullfrog.

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.

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

A collection of twenty tales recounting the antics of the West Indian trickster Anancy and his companions Bro Monkey, Bro Dog, and Bro Tiger.