Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!

<b>Join Anna Hibiscus and her big bustling family in the second of Atinuke&#146;s engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria. </b><br><br>Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa amazing Africa. She&#146;s surrounded by so many family members she can&#146;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> &#147;Atinuke . . . manages to balance the contemporary and the traditional with ease&#148;&#151;a talent that combined with Lauren Tobia&#146;s expressive illustrations will leave readers rapt and have them looking forward to Anna&#146;s next adventures.