{"product_id":"anansi-talking-cloth-9781623544218-new","title":"Anansi and the Talking Cloth","description":"\u003cb\u003eIllustrated by Caldecott Honor Award winner Ekua Holmes, this modern and original Anansi the Spider story explores traditional kente-cloth making, written by award-winner Caroline Brewer, in cooperation with weaving expert Kwasi Asare. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen kente-cloth weavers stop weaving, Anansi the Spider must save the city in this rhythmic African folktale, a rhyming read-aloud trickster picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rhyming and rhythmic original Anansi fable finds Anansi the Spider needing to save the city. One day the sun stops shining because the kente-cloth making spiders stop weaving in protest against mass-produced cloth. Handmade kente cloth has made Africa famous and the spider city wealthy. Without it, the city is doomed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnansi faces the biggest challenge of his spider life, and his clever trickster past, coupled with help from his wife, will restore harmony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Caroline Brewer and master kente-cloth weaver Kwasi Asare worked together to create this fresh take featuring the African trickster Anansi the Spider, a classic hero.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHARLESBRIDGE PUB","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52568213750050,"sku":"9781623544218-new","price":16.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781623544218.jpg?v=1789611844","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/anansi-talking-cloth-9781623544218-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}