But which son should receive the prize? Even with the help of Nyame, the God of All Things, he can't decide, so Nyame takes the great globe up into the sky, and that's where it has stayed ever since-the moon, for all to see. He finds a mysterious, beautiful globe of light in the forest, and decides to make it a gift of thanks. When Anansi sets out on a dangerous journey and gets into all sorts of trouble, each son does one thing to help, and all their efforts together save their father. This story, retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott, relates the tale of father Anansi and his six spider sons. In addition, McDermott is Primary Education Program Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation.Anansi the Spider is a wise, funny, mischievous, and loveable folk hero who pops up in traditional Ashanti tales from Ghana, in West Africa. Among his many honors and awards are the Caldecott Medal for Arrow to the Sun, a Pueblo myth, and Caldecott honors for Anansi the Spider: A Tale from Ashanti and Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. These films became the basis for McDermott's first picture books.
Once in New York, he began to produce and direct a series of animated films on mythology in consultation with renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell. He attended Cass Technical High School, where he was awarded a National Scholastic Scholarship to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
It was his fascination with the imagery of African folklore that led him to the story of Anansi the Spider. He is highly regarded for his culturally diverse works inspired by traditional African and Japanese folktales, hero tales of the Pueblos, and the archetypal mythology of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Caldecott Medalist Gerald McDermott's illustrated books and animated films have brought him international recognition.
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