How did Anansi the spider-man end up in the Americas? And why are his stories still told? Learn the historic bond between the slave trade and the spider-man from Michael Auld's critically-acclaimed ANANSESEM comic strip.

Ticky-Ticky is a twelve-year-old with a secret: He is the youngest son of the infamous trickster Anansi the Spider-man. Hiding in the human world, Ticky-Ticky fears his father's enemies will recognize and punish him for being the butt of Anansi's embarrassing pranks.Now, the joke's on Ticky-Ticky. A school incident forces him to follow his missing father's footsteps on a dangerous quest across time and reality. Riding a magical ghost-bat canoe with a dog of the dead as his guide, T...

From E.B. White's motherly Charlotte to J.R.R. Tolkien's monstrous Shelob, spiders both lovable and loathsome have crept their way into human literature. Here is a collection of tales about these fearsome, yet fascinating creatures. A golden spider learns how to spin webs of dreams and visions…A modern London barrister is chosen to be the vessel for an ancient African god…A scientist discovers some legends are all too true…An outlawed demigod passes judgment on a prince's fitness to rule. ...