Accurate cultural details will appeal to readers curious about life in an unfamiliar world. As in other titles in the series, these gentle stories are illustrated on nearly every page with Tobia's gray-scale sketches. Four linked stories describe incidents from daily life: careful dry-season bathing with buckets, family nap time, shopping for cold-weather clothes in a modern department store and a more satisfying traditional stall and the week Anna’s family seems to have forgotten her-until they produce their going-away surprises. Soon Anna Hibiscus will travel all the way to Canada to visit her other grandmother and see snow. It's harmattan season, when the wind blows sand from the Sahara Desert, nearly Christmas time. I myself finished it with a desire to pick up the next one, Go Well, Anna Hibiscus!, which describes our heroine's visit to the ancestral village.The amazing African world introduced in the first two Anna Hibiscus books has turned from lush to dry and dusty.

Recommended to readers who enjoyed the previous installments of the series. Her conclusion that this doesn't really matter, because they still love her, and she them, is sweet. It is precisely this that precipitates Anna's realization that she has been changed by her experiences in Canada, and that she is now a little different than her relatives. I continue to appreciate the way that Atinuke explored the cultural differences between Nigeria (the country is never specified, but given Atinuke's background, that would be my assumption) and Canada, especially as evidenced by the different attitudes toward dogs.

I don't think I've mentioned, in my reviews of the other books in the series, but the Tobia's artwork has greatly enhanced my reading pleasure! As for the stories here, they are humorous and at time poignant. Much like its predecessors, Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! is a charming book, with an engaging, entertaining and ultimately heartwarming narrative from expatriate Nigerian author Atinuke, and appealing illustrations from artist Lauren Tobia. Finally, in Anna's Stories, Anna Hibiscus cheers up her tired Grandfather by telling him some of the village stories she learned from Auntie Jumoke on the plain ride to Canada, inspiring him to announce that he will visit his ancestral village, far out in the bush. Although not as wealthy as Tiger Lily's father, Anna's family offers the company and fun that the other little girl has been lacking. In Snow White, Anna hatches a chick, and gains a new pet - a very devoted but troublesome pet! Tiger Lily sees Anna's friend from Canada, in Africa to visit her father, come to call at the family compound. Show More the reunion with her family, but dismayed to discover, in the first story, Welcome Home, that both she and they have changed a bit.

Welcome home anna hibiscus