Anansi and the Magic Stick (Anansi the Trickster)
<b>When the other animals laugh at his messy house, Anansi the Spider is embarrassed. He wants to fix the problem . . . as long as he doesn't have to work too hard. </b><br>  <br> Stomping off in a huff, Anansi stumbles into an amazing secret—Hyena has a magic stick that follows his orders. If he steals it, the spider thinks, he'll have the neatest home in town and he'll never have to work again. <br>  <br> But the magic might be more than Anansi bargained for... <br>  <br> Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book <i>Anansi the Trickster </i>series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative retellings  combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.