num_pages: 32
description: A classic trickster folktale told with humor and charm, this is a perfect read along book both parents and children will love.  When Anansi the Spider finds a strange moss-covered rock in the forest, he uses it to trick all his animal friends. But Little Bush Deer is onto Anansi's scheme, and hatches a plan to beat him at his own game.Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book  Anansi the Trickster  series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative energy combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.
language: English
title: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
titlecomplete: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (Anansi the Trickster)
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Storytime, Animals, Picture Books, Folk Tales, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Africa
ratings_count: 1459
places: West Africa
series: Anansi
publisher: Holiday House