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34th out of 65 books
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3 voters
Anna Hibiscus' Song
by
Atinuke,
Lauren Tobia
Anna Hibiscus is so filled with happiness that she feels like she might float away. And the more she talks to her mother and father and grandfather and grandmother and aunties and cousins about it, the more her happiness grows! There's only one thing to do...Sing!
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 15th 2011
by Kane/Miller Book Publishers
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The illustrations in this book were really surprising! The text never states that this little girl has a white mother and black father, but it is clearly depicted in the illustrations. Anna is a mulatto child and the illustrator does a good job of showing this. This would be a good book for children who are a mix of black and white skinned parents to visually seeing themselves in a book.
Anna lives with her extended family. Her aunts all work together while her mother works by herself in the gar...more
Anna lives with her extended family. Her aunts all work together while her mother works by herself in the gar...more
One of the things I love about this book is how profound Anna's happiness is. I also loved how her happiness only increased when she shared it with those around her. Clearly, everyone has different ways of expressing their joy and pleasure in life. After following her mother's instructions to sit quietly and enjoy her happiness, Anna does so--and then she starts to sing. Although I wish the author had named her home country rather than just saying she lives in "Amazing Africa" [which is a contin...more
I have not found many books set in Africa that avoid romanticizing it, falling into stereotypes, or being about animals in the jungle. This is just a girl who is happy and whose happiness is amplified by her family around her. It just happens to be in Africa (no country, though). Without any direct mention of it, her mom is white and her dad is black. It would be easy to make the book a teaching story about interracial marriage or biracial kids, but it is just part of the story as are aunts, unc...more
There are several Anna Hibiscus chapter books for early readers, but the is the first picture book starring happy little Anna. Anna lives in Africa, "amazing Africa," as she calls it, with her large family. In this story, Anna is so happy she doesn't know what to do, so she goes around asking all her family members what they do when they're happy. A more joyful picture book would be hard to find. The illustrations are friendly, colorful, and full of energy. Of course, this book is significant no...more
I love the Anna Hibiscus stories. This picture book shows Anna with so much happiness she does not know what to do with it all. Though the story does not say why she is so happy, it is implied that Anna is happy because of her family and life in Africa. Anna goes through each family member to find out what they do when they are happy. This is a good story to introduce the Anna Hibiscus chapter books. It is also a nice story about life in a different country for younger children.
I love Anna Hibiscus!
Anna is happy. She asks different family members what they do when they feel happy - and each time her happiness grows.
Would pair well with books like:
Clap Your Hands
If You're Happy and You Know It
Anna is happy. She asks different family members what they do when they feel happy - and each time her happiness grows.
Would pair well with books like:
Clap Your Hands
If You're Happy and You Know It
It wasn't til the clerk pulled this from the hold shelf that I realized it was a picture book and not a J chapter book. And I love it just as much as the others. It makes me wish I was still doing story time...it would make for a great addition to a joy or thanksgiving theme.
I loved this story about the happy-filled Anna Hibiscus. Recommended as a bedtime story and for pre-K through K students. My only complaint is that Anna lives in Africa, Amazing Africa. I really, really wish that Atinuke had picked a specific country -- so many students don't understand how many different countries are part of Africa.
Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. This is a very sweet story -- Anna Hibiscus is so happy it's impossible not to smile with her. A great multicultural book, showing a regular day in a regular life of a regular girl in an unnamed country in Africa.
I love the sweetness of this story, where everyone does something different to express their happiness, but I wish that Anna's country in Africa was specified, since so many American kids think Africa is one big country.
A beautiful story full of beautiful meaning. It's amazing how joy can be spread simply from one person to another. Everyone would benefit from reading this story.
Anna Hibiscus returns in a picture book! Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa with her extended family and they are very happy. In fact, Anna Hibiscus is so happy that she almost floats out of the mango tree she is sitting in. She doesn’t know what to do with herself, so she asks her grandparents, aunties, uncle, cousins and parents what they do when they feel so very happy. Though Anna Hibiscus tries their techniques, she has to figure out what her own reaction to pure happiness is.
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really great depiction of a large, blended family, and wonderful illustrations. we'll read this one again and again.
It's just about impossible to resist the infectious happiness of Anna Hibiscus. Warm and joyful.
Anna Hibiscus's happiness is infectious and sweet! Laura says there are chapter books coming.
Anna's happiness is infectious. (plus, I want more than ever to read her chapter books!!)
Lots of warmth happiness in this book! YOu can't help but smile!
I can see this book as a wonderful tie in for
A fun book about showing your happiness.
Sing songy happy time sweetness! La la la....
A book of happiness and Africa.
Happiness
A happy book about knowing joy.
This is a warm fuzzy book about family and how we express ourselves when we are happy. I love Anna Hibiscus.
Apr 25, 2013
Nevey Berry
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