Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!

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A collection of four linked stories about family life set in modern west Africa.

Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her family in a wonderful house in a beautiful garden in a big city. Join Anna as she sings for the president, gets in a terrible tangle with her hair and visits the other side of the city.

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Memorable and enchanting. * School Library Journal *

Author Bio

Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the UK. She works internationally as a storyteller, telling tales from both Africa and the African Diaspora. Her stories are a medley of traditional folklore and contemporary urban life. Set in the Africa of her childhood, Anna Hibiscus (9781406306552) was her first book. Atinuke lives with her husband and two young sons in Wales.

Lauren Tobia worked as an intensive care nurse for many years before taking a foundation course and gaining a degree in illustration from the University of the West of England. While studying, she was highly commended in the Macmillan Childrens Book Prize. Anna Hibiscus (9781406306552) was her first childrens book. She lives in Bristol with her husband, two daughters and a greyhound called Mickey.