In the eighth title of the series about the universally loved Anna Hibiscus, written by internationally renowned Nigerian storyteller Atinuke, Anna Hibiscus is worried: her twin brothers, Double and Trouble, have boundless energy. Anna Hibiscus lives in a large house in an African city with her Canadian mother, African father, grandparents, aunts and uncles, many cousins, and twin baby brothers. In 2008, Anna Hibiscus was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and the United Kingdom Literacy Association shortlist. For example, any kid who has ever had a younger sibling that was teething will instantly understand why Atinuke uses capital letters to describe the newly awakened Double and Trouble with the sentence, “They were Awake and Angry.

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Anna Hibiscus is a small girl of dual heritage with a happy heart living with a large and loving family in Africa. For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice center (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK). I wish there was more literature from and about this continent, but generic stories like this don't help spread the incredible cultures that exist here.

Love the cultural details that provide a taste of Nigerian culture (yes this taste could be bigger and more specific) without impeding the story.They are a middle class family who commute to jobs in the city, talk on cell phones, and send text messages across the Atlantic. These are very careful little stories, but they really reinforce the message of being grateful for what you already have. The stories allow young readers to feel empowered by what Anna achieves by taking action alongside her family and friends to enable positive change. Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa, with her mother and father, her twin baby brothers (Double and Trouble), and lots of extended family in a big white house with a beautiful garden in a compound in a city.