The Parade: A Stampede of Stories About Ananse the Trickster Spider

Description

Here are seven Ananse stories from Ghana pulsating with mischievous animals, a touch of moral message and, peeping out wickedly above them all, Ananse the trickster spider.

Author description

Raised in Cape Coast and Accra, in Ghana, K.P. Kojo grew up hearing stories from his parents, his blind grandmother, orange-sellers, teachers and a rag-bag of friends with whom he ran wild. Many years later, in London, he was asked to visit a library and tell stories. Two days later he found himself kneeling in front of twenty six-year-olds retelling an Ananse story. That was in 2001. Since then he has worked in over 100 schools throughout the UK, using moral-based storytelling to show children how to make up their own stories. The Parade is his first children's book. KAREN LILJE studied design and illustration at the University of Pretoria and has illustrated several children's books for publishers in south Africa. She has won awards for both design and illustration including the One Show for design, and has been published in Lurzer's Archive for a designed illustration campaign. The Parade is her first book for Frances Lincoln. She lives in Cape Town.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781847800121
• Publisher : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
• Imprint : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
• Publication date : September 2010
• Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 96
• Dewey classification : 823.92
• Illustrator : Julia Cairns
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : K.P. Kojo