cover image The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales

The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales

Joyce Cooper Arkhurst, Jerry Pinkney. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99 (58pp) ISBN 978-0-316-05107-1

These six simple, witty tales reso-nate with the flavor of a far-off land;Pinkney--in one of his earliest illustrative efforts--contributes droll, highly stylized illustrations. Ages 4-10. (Nov.)