This wholesome story is a very good story for young readers.

Read about this trip in book 4, Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! New experiences, new people, and snow! This will be quite an adventure for her. The story ends with Anna receiving an invitation to visit her Granny Canada for Christmas. The aunt shows the family that she still joyfully embraces family traditions and also exhibits a few adopted “modern” ways. Then, Anna meets an aunt who left home long ago and it is undoubtedly a very happy occasion for everyone. It is obvious the larger family unit has benefits for everyone. While on vacation, her family enjoys their alone time away from the larger family group but by the end of the vacation everyone has joined them. And when they travel in a boat for a family vacation, Anna notes details as they pass a large city and then a rainforest. Her mother grew up in a small family in Canada while her father grew up in Africa in this large family, and Anna finds the differences very interesting. Anna gives a very good description of her home compound and the exciting city right outside her gate. There are many comparisons made throughout the stories that call attention to interesting differences yet none are labeled right or wrong. It is obvious that Anna is very happy to belong to this family where love and support are given every day.

We have to help each other.” The family believes in “proper African ways,” but they also embrace modern ways. The support of the aunts, uncles, and cousins is also obvious and emphasizes their attitude that “It’s not good to be alone. Anna learns a very important lesson about charity with her grandparents’ guidance. Her grandparents, the elders in the family, express their wisdom not only in oral lessons but in their exemplary daily living. Her parents freely share their love with their children. Each chapter begins with the same words, “Anna lives in Africa with a very large extended family.” Their bond is undeniably strong throughout the stories she relates to the reader. Independent readers ages 9-12 Interest LevelĪnna Hibiscus is a delightful story about a little girl and her devoted family.

Love from anna hibiscus