About This Book
Reach for this book when you want to broaden your child's worldview through a lens of joy, warmth, and family connection. It is the perfect choice for a child who feels overwhelmed by the world or is beginning to ask questions about how children in other countries live, play, and grow. Anna Hibiscus lives in contemporary West Africa in a bustling, multigenerational compound filled with love, laughter, and the occasional sibling spat. Through four gentle chapters, readers join Anna as she navigates common childhood experiences like wanting to see snow or helping her auntie transition back to home life after living abroad. The stories masterfully balance the specifics of Nigerian culture with universal emotional themes of belonging and empathy. It is an ideal bridge for early elementary readers transitioning to chapter books, offering a vibrant, positive representation of modern African life that avoids common stereotypes of poverty or struggle.
