num_pages: 40
description: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them -- and caught three sly creatures to get them.This story of how we got our own stories to tell is adapted from an African folktale.
language: English
title: A Story, a Story
titlecomplete: A Story, a Story
genres: Fiction, Fairy Tales, Childrens, Folk Tales, Picture Books, Folklore, Africa, Mythology, Animals, Cultural
ratings_count: 3326
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Picture Book
publisher: Egmont Childrens Books