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Anna Hibiscus' Song (2011)

by Atinuke(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

161067040X (ISBN13: 9781610670401)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Kane/Miller Book Publishers

review 1: Anna Hibiscus is a little girl who lives in Africa. The illustration show that she comes from a mixed race background. This book is a part of a series of books based around a little girl named Anna Hibiscus. Anna Hibiscus is feeling happy so she takes it in turn to go and see everyone knows and asks them what to do. Everyone she comes across tells her what they do when they are happy; as a result of this Anna is able to participate in things that children in Europe may not have come across, such as pounding yam. Part way through the story she comes across her cousins including one named ‘chocolate’ which I felt was a bit strange considering he was of African origin. Although many children would pass this by without a thought I can imagine that others may not. In the ... moreend Anna Hibiscus discovers that everyone likes to show that they are happy in different ways and her way is to sit in the mango tree and sing. This book would be suitable for lower key stage 2 and is a good way of showing children that people express their feelings in different ways. It can be used as a discussion starter on how people may express their feelings in different way and to some extent can also be used to show children the culture and lifestyle of people who live in Africa although, in order to this effectively I would recommend using other resources to accompany the book.
review 2: 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 garden. I am not sure what to think about mom working alone. It almost seems like she isn’t quite accepted in the family. The important message of the book shows that happiness can come in all shapes and sizes. Everybody has a different way of showing they are happy. Kids could relate with one or many of the characters or tell how they act when they are happy. less

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