by Matthew Kirby (Author)

Anansi has arrived in the New World to find his people in chains. But will they remember his name? His journey kicks off an historical adventure as tricksters from different cultures across the world join together to form a single American mythology. Matthew Kirby's Spider Stories combines Native American, slave and African stories and fables for juvenile readers.

Author Biography

Matthew Kirby is a librarian and early literacy advocate living in Cookeville, Tennessee, with his wife and daughter. He knows things. Spider Stories is his first novel.