Brother Anansi and the Cattle Ranch / El hermano Anansi y el rancho de ganado by James De Sauza

Told by James De Sauza • Adapted by Harriet Rohmer
Illustrations by Stephen Von Mason

The wily Brother Anansi persuades Brother Tiger to go into the cattle-raising business.

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When Tiger wins the lottery, Anansi convinces him to become his partner and buy a cattle ranch. Small but clever, Anansi outwits the bigger Tiger and ends up with all the cattle. Anansi is a well-known trickster figure found throughout West African and Caribbean folklore. This story combines contemporary elements such as a lottery with the traditional themes of the trickster.

32 pages

Full-color illustrations

8 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Ages 6 and up

English/Spanish

"A charming victory of brain power over brawn."
—Publishers Weekly

"Stephen Von Mason's illustrations have an exaggerated linear quality and gorgeous warm colors that swim before the reader's eyes." —Hungry Mind Review

"A modern-day variant of a centuries-old folklore tradition with roots in West Africa . . . Brightly contrasting illustrations in a folk-art style." —Parenting

Brother Anansi and the Cattle Ranch

Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-0-89239-142-4
ISBN-10: 0-89239-142-1
$7.95

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