Enjoyable retelling of the West African folklore spider Anansi. Kweku is nicknamed Anansi by his father because he is "tricky" just like the spider. On a trip to Ghana, he meets the fabled spider who produces a never ending pot of his favorite food red-red.

I love the illustrations the simplicity of them and how the capture the lightheartedness of the story. This is an intact family who travels together and shares daily routines. A loving relationship between father and son and typical relationships between siblings. It reminded me in tone of Kwame Mbalia's writing and a bit of the Stregna Nona story where Big Anthony has a pot of pasta that gets out of control. Lessons are easily learned by Kweku about how it is better to share than keep a gift to yourself. Other than that, it is a great story that would make for a perfect bedtime or before-naptime read.

Beautiful story! I love the artworks positive depictions of black people and black hair and even the details to clothing. This story shows greed is never good but to share with others.

This book is destined to be a classic. It teaches a lesson in a fun and captivating way. The illustrations were absolutely breathtaking. I cannot wait to be able to place a copy of this in my Little Free Library.

This was a great modern Anansi tale with beautiful, vibrant illustrations that really brought the story to life.

As someone who fondly remembers reading stories of Anansi as a child, this book was wonderful to read.

The pictures are beautifully illustrated; you can see the spider-like lashes that Anansi is described to have. The pictures of food made me want to try each and every type being described. I loved searching for Anansi the spider in various pictures.

The story was very well done and enjoyable. Taiye Selasi has a great way of using words.

A modern Anansi tale with vibrant colors and a warm message for readers. I was hoping for more of a trickster tale, but it's a great introduction to the character and the history behind him. There's a note at the end telling more about Ghanaian food, clothing patterns, and oral tradition.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

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I read this book to my 6 year old and we both loved it.

The message was great, the story was interesting and the illustrations were beautiful.

Plus there is the benefit of learning of lore from other countries, which was something I always loved as a child and is something that I want to share with my children as well.

I would love to read more by this author. Honestly, I think this book could be turned into a series with more lessons from Anansi.

5 stars!! Beautiful story and illustrations!! Excellent for a kids classroom or study on virtues.

This story has a wonderful message and bright colorful photos. I loved the cultural message of the book, with a classic story embedded of Ghana’s mischievous Anansi spider. This story is focused in generosity and how are hearts are filled with joy when we share. A treasure of a book!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the published DK for providing a digital copy of this book for my honest opinions.

Loved this! Great retelling of a traditional Ghanaian tale. I found the story compelling and the illustrations beautiful. I really enjoyed the information on the story’s origins at the end of the book. Overall a great addition to any collection that strives to include diverse stories and traditions.

The book Anansi and the Golden Pot has beautiful illustrations and a lovely, conversational presentation of the story. The story retells the fable in a simple but charming manner. The illustrations are so bright and colourful, including many traditional patterns. The back of the book includes history of the fable of Anansi as well as more information about the oral storytelling tradition. The book also includes illustrations of foods that Anansi and his family might wish for! This is a great story for a classroom unit on fables or for counselor lessons on generosity and sharing.

Anansi and the Golden Pot is an adorably told and adorably illustrated story based on Ghanaian folktales of Anansi the trickster spider. It has good lessons about being generous with those you care about, and the story makes for a fun little adventure. It has some notes at the end about oral traditions, Anansi, and yummy West African foods that made for great extra reading. I would definitely recommend it!

I very much enjoyed the retelling of the African folktale of Anansi. The illustrations accompanying the text are absolutely gorgeous. This is an excellent addition to collections of folklore and fairytales from around the world.

This was an absolute pleasure to read to my seven year old. She was already familiar with the mythology of Anansi and had already read several stories of his escapades.
However, this tale differs from the usual Anansi story, instead of Anansi using his wiles to get out of tricky situations or trying to pull the wool over someone,he was trying to teach our MC a lesson.
The story was beautifully illustrated and incorporated Ghanaian culture, mainly through food. It also showed us how important family and community are in passing down traditions and culture, especially after migration occurs.

Admittedly I love the story of Anansi and was excited to read this title. Anansi and the Golden Pot welcomes a whole new generation of children to the story of Anansi sewing the seeds of valuable lessons of life, family and learning to be kind. This wonderfully illustrated book is a great addition to any children's library.

Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, reimagines the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favorite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift?

This charming retelling of a West African story teaches readers about the dangers of greed, and the importance of being kind. Tinuke Fagborun’s colorful illustrations bring the magic and wonder of the tale to life. When you’ve finished sharing the story, you can also find out more about the origins of Anansi folktales. This is a beautiful storybook that little ones will treasure forever.

A fun traditional tale with a great lesson, Anansi and the Golden Pot is a modern retelling of a Ghanaian classic folktale. The book itself was colorful, heartwarming, and made me want to try Red-Red for myself!

Anansi and the Golden Pot is a beautifully illustrated, modern retelling of the Ghanian folk tale of Anansi the spider. The story is about a boy named Anansi, who is given a magic golden pot by the spider trickster Anansi. The pot will fill with whatever he loves most whenever he wishes for it, but Anansi doesn't want to share so doesn't tell his family about his magic pot. He starts to feel the ostracising effects of keeping secrets from your family and realizes that it is better to share than be greedy. The illustrations are bright and colorful, but simple enough for young children to enjoy.