Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!

<b>Join Anna Hibiscus and her big bustling family in the second of Atinuke's engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria. </b> <p/>Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa amazing Africa. She's surrounded by so many family members she can't count them in a wonderful old house with a garden in a compound in a big city. Follow Anna as she worries about singing a solo for a visiting president runs away to escape hair-braiding day (and gets in a terrible tangle) enjoys the candles and hide-and-seek games on nights when the electricity goes out (and hates the new noisy generator!) and has an eye-opening visit to the other side of the city where she learns about spontaneous generosity. Says <i>School Library Journal</i> Atinuke . . . manages to balance the contemporary and the traditional with ease--a talent that combined with Lauren Tobia's expressive illustrations will leave readers rapt and have them looking forward to Anna's next adventures.