{"product_id":"hooray-for-anna-hibiscus-9781536225204","title":"Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!","description":"\u003cb\u003eJoin Anna Hibiscus and her big, bustling family in the second of Atinuke's engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna 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 \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtinuke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the United Kingdom. She is the author of the award-winning Anna Hibiscus series, illustrated by Lauren Tobia, as well as \u003ci\u003eHugo\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Birgitta Sif, and \u003ci\u003eToo Small Tola\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eBaby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sleepy Baby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBaby Goes to Market\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eB Is for Baby\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCatch That Chicken!\u003c\/i\u003e, all illustrated by Angela Brooksbank. Atinuke lives in Wales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Tobia\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eOscar's Tower of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of numerous children's books, including the Anna Hibiscus series by Atinuke, \u003ci\u003eAre You Sure Mother Bear?\u003c\/i\u003e, by Amy Hest, \u003ci\u003eHappy in Our Skin\u003c\/i\u003e by Fran Manushkin, \u003ci\u003eBaby's Got the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e by Carol Diggory Shields, and \u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Where Violet Sits \u003c\/i\u003eby Allan Wolf. She lives in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680230543634,"sku":"9781536225204","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9efdb071-2a7c-41d5-b983-f52669af33e6.jpg?v=1734903847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hooray-for-anna-hibiscus-9781536225204","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}