A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people. Peppered with Verna Aardema's trademark ideophones--words that mimic actual sounds--this book makes an ideal read-aloud. Brilliantly realized characters and West African flavor come together in Desimini's extraordinary collage illustrations. Includes a glossary of West African terms and pronunciations. Full color.

Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.

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.

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

Unwilling to share his feast, Ananse the spider tricks Akye the turtle so that he can eat all the food himself, but Akye finds a way to get even.

The West Indian trickster Anancy Spiderman tries to persuade Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, Earth-Spirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees so that he can collect a reward from the king.

Presents abridged versions of three previously-published tales of clever and crafty Spider, also called Anansi.

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party to play a trick on him. Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.