{"product_id":"anansi-and-the-talking-cloth-9781623544218","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\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnansi faces the biggest challenge of his spider life, and his clever trickster past, coupled with help from his wife, will restore harmony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.78h x 9.85w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623544218","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016471687305,"sku":"9781623544218","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_55aa0cf2-7156-47b5-9d57-067a07cc84ba.jpg?v=1787688307","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/anansi-and-the-talking-cloth-9781623544218","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}