Geoffrey Philp: Jamaica Anansi Stories

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January 25, 2013

"Jamaica Talk": Broward College, South Campus

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October 26, 2012

Wordle of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories:

Wordle of my children's e-book Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5916316/Wordle_of_Grandpa_Sydney%27s_Anancy_Stories

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October 24, 2012

Reviews of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories has been receiving some encouraging reviews from customers, including Andrew Blackman:

"This was a charming and well-written children's book, with great illustrations. It integrates a modern-day story about bullying in a Florida school with a traditional Anancy story from the Caribbean. Jimmy doesn't know how to deal with the new kid at school who steals his lunch, until he realises that the key lies in the story his Jamaican grandfather is always telling him about Anancy the spider, a trickster who manages to capture the more powerful Snake by fooling him and appealing to his ego."

To read more, please follow this link:

http://www.amazon.com/Grandpa-Sydneys-Anancy-Stories-ebook/product-reviews/B009JYLDZO/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

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October 17, 2012

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories @ Madie Ives Elementary

Over the next few days, I’ll be visiting Madie Ives Elementary to read from Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories. I hope the children will fall in love with Jimmy, Grandpa Sydney, and Anancy as much as I have.

The Language Arts/Reading/ESOL teachers have chosen The Trickster Tricked (Creek/MusocqeeTribe) retold by S.E. Schlosser; Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens, and Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy stories to meet the Common Core State Standards Initiative within Miami Dade County Public Schools:

RL.2.1 – Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how, to demonstrated understanding of key details in a text.
RL.2.2 – Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, or moral.
RL.2.3 – Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RL.2.4 – Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
RL.2.5- Describe the overall structure of the story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
RL.2.6 – Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
RL.2.7 – Use information gained from the illustration and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
RL.2.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

My presentation, Trickster Tales from the Caribbean, will cover literal, inferential, and analytical readings of Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories, and Question Answer Relationships (QARs) within the text.

In addition, we’ll discuss the origins of Anancy stories and the counterparts in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and the American South.

We’ll also examine the following elements of a Trickster tale and their relationship to “Anancy, Snake, and Tiger’:

A clever animal or person who plays a trick on other characters.
One of the characters has a problem to solve.
The trickster has one or two main characteristics such as greediness or boastfulness.
There is a moral or lesson to learn.

Of course, Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories is a story within a story, so the children will also have another level of complexity when they compare Jimmy's serious need--to outsmart a bully-- and Anancy's in the story, “Anancy, Snake, and Tiger.” They’ll also compare the methods that Jimmy and Anancy used to achieve their goals and the lessons to be learned from their actions.

I think it’s going to be a lot of fun!

October 4, 2012

Using Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories to Discuss Bullying

Saying "No" to a Bully: Using Stories to Discuss Bullying

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

By Geoffrey Philp

Mabrak Books, 2012

Stories are one of the most effective ways of talking about sensitive topics such as bullying because they engage the moral imagination of children.

Through the skillful use of narrative, children are able to grasp the consequences of actions and empathize with characters. This is a key element in the conversation because bullies quite often are unable to understand the consequences of their actions. Empathy and compassion even when directed at fictional characters are first steps.

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories, which uses Caribbean folklore to illustrate valuable lessons about conflict resolution, teaches children that problems can be resolved by using their wits instead of their fists.

Synopsis:
Jimmy Harrison loves school and his favorite subject is snack time! But when a new boy, Kevin, joins his class, he begins to bully Jimmy and the rest of the children. What's worse, he begins to take away Jimmy's snacks. Using the wisdom from his Grandpa Sydney's story about "Anancy, Snake, and Tiger," Jimmy overcomes the class bully. And for one Sunday, he reunites his family for dinner.

Set in the multicultural environment of South Florida, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories draws on the rich oral tradition of Anancy stories that are told and re-told in Jamaica and the Caribbean. These Anancy stories, which originated in West Africa, are rich sources of wisdom that have been passed down from generation to generation.

At the end of the presentation, the students will be able to:

Define bullying
Recognize forms of bullying
Seek help if they are "targets" of bullies

Geoffrey Philp is the author of the children's books, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories and Marcus and the Amazons, which was a featured book on the Kart Foundation's Reading List. A critically acclaimed author of thirteen books, Geoffrey's work been published in the Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories and the Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse. He has also won many awards for his poetry and fiction, including a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, Sauza "Stay Pure" Award, James Michener Fellowships from the University of Miami, and in 2008, he won the coveted "Outstanding Writer" prize from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission. As a former English and drama teacher at West Miami Middle Schools, Geoffrey has conducted writing workshops such as "How to Write Your Own Caribbean Folktale" and "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt (Domestic Violence).” He now teaches English and creative writing at Miami Dade College, where he is the chairperson of the College Prep Department.

Free for the Next 3 Days!

Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories is now available on the Kindle, and it's FREE for the next 3 days. You read right, folks. FREE

Starting today, Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories will be free until 10/6/21012.

Here’s a summary:

Jimmy Harrison loves school and his favorite subject is snack time! But when a new boy, Kevin, joins his class, he begins to pick on Jimmy and the rest of the children. What’s worse, he begins to take away Jimmy’s snacks. Jimmy doesn't want to be a tattletale, but he also doesn’t want to be bullied.

When Grandpa Sydney finds out that Jimmy is being bullied, he reads an Anancy story to Jimmy. Will the story help Jimmy to overcome Kevin's bullying?

And remember, you don't need a Kindle to be able to read the story. You can download any one of these apps for your Smartphone, computer, or table

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771

So, head on over to Amazon get yourself a free copy of Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009JYLDZO

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October 1, 2012

Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories on Kindle!

Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories is now available on the Kindle, and for regular readers of my blog, here’s a heads up!

Starting tomorrow, Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories will be free until 10/6/21012.

Here’s a summary:

When Grandpa Sydney finds out that Jimmy is being bullied, he reads an Anancy story to Jimmy. Will the story help Jimmy to overcome Kevin's bullying?

My advice is to get up as early as possible, say 1:00 a.m. (EST), and head on over to Amazon get yourself a free copy of Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009JYLDZO

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May 17, 2011

Anancy Festival: June 11, 2011

Ft. Lauderdale

June 11, 2pm-6pm

Southwest Broward Regional Library,

7300 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

Admission: Free

· Live simulcast from the Anancy Festival in Kingston, Jamaica

· Storytelling by Geoffrey Philp and Father Easton Lee

· Short films on Anancy by Andrew Davies and Ananse Animation Project

· Dance performance and workshop by Afua Hall

· Musical performance by the Jamaica Folk Revue

· Anancy books and other Caribbean books on sale

· Sampling of Caribbean food

Kingston

June 11, 2pm-6pm

Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library,

2 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 3

Admission: Free

· Live simulcast from the Anancy Festival in Pembroke Pines, Florida

· Anancy storytelling by Amina Blackwood Meeks, Adziko Simba and Kellie Magnus

· Short films on Anancy by Laura Tanna, Lukkee Chong, and Rachel Moss

· Exhibit on Jamaican spiders from the Natural History Division of the Institute of Jamaica

· Exhibit of Anancy illustrations by young Jamaican artists: Rachel Moss, Roxanne Richardson, Andre McLean and Nick Shelton

· Anancy face-painting, arts and crafts and spider snacks

· Anancy books and other Caribbean children’s books on sale

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June 25, 2008

Anancy @ The Caribbean Book and Art Fair 2008

The Caribbean Book and Art Fair 2008 was a wonderful opportunity to read with old friends Donna Weir-Soley, Joan Cartwright, Eunice Tate, Malachi, and Carole Boyce-Davis. It was also good to meet Jeanine Agant and Marcia Douglas.Jeanine and I read during the children's section, and I was pleased and surprised that many of the children knew about Anancy. The parents who attended the book fair have obviously done a good job with educating their children, and I didn't have to give the history of Anancy. All I had to do was read and enjoy being with the children.I began with the second chapter of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories where Kevin, the bully, confronts Jimmy in the playground. I could see and hear the children's reactions when Kevin took away Jimmy's snack and it was an affirmation that I'd captured their imagination.The Caribbean Book and Art Fair is off to an auspicious start. I'm already looking forward to next year's program and to be a part of their growth.

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For photos of the Caribbean Book and Art Fair, please follow this link: Anancy in Miramar

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February 29, 2008

Anancy @ Lemon City Library

The children at the Lemon City Library were fantastic! I was privileged to be a part of the Black History Month celebration hosted by the Miami Dade Public Library System and I read from Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories on February 26, 2008.

The children asked questions about Jamaica, the books I had published, and my reasons for writing Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories. They also asked me about the mountains in Jamaica, and why at the end of the first chapter Grandpa Sydney was sad. I explained to them that like Grandpa Sydney, I missed the mountains of Jamaica where I grew up.

Give thanks to the Miami Dade Public Library System and the Lemon City Branch for inviting me to be a part of this year’s celebration. It really was a pleasure.

For more photos of this event, please follow this link: Anancy @ Lemon City Library-Flickr

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BTW, Happy Leap Day!

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February 25, 2008

Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories: Review in the Gleaner.

Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories received a very good review in The Daily Gleaner (Sunday, February 17, 2008). The reviewer, Siobhan Morrison, praised the book’s “literary richness,” and the realism of the main characters: “The reality of the struggle most Jamaicans face trying to eke out a life in America and the important role the extended family plays in raising children come out in the book.”

I was especially pleased that the reviewer discerned one the main themes of the book: “Rather than resorting to a physical confrontation and unwilling to be seen as a 'tattletale', Jimmy turns to the cunning sheer ingenuity found in the Anancy stories, which his Grandpa Sydney reads to him every night.”

But I really liked this part:

There is richness to Philp's writing, and a literary mastery that allows him to fluidly interweave three stories within the confines of this rather thin book. In addition to the central story of Jimmy and the bully, Philp inserts the story of Anancy, Snake, and Tiger, which takes up all of chapter five. The character of Anancy is a key figure in Jamaican folklore and culture that can be traced back to our West African roots. The stories are usually passed on orally from generation to generation, very much in the same way Grandpa Sydney tells Jimmy the stories just as he had done with Jimmy's father. Known as a trickster, Anancy is not always a good character who does the right thing for children to emulate. However, in this case '... he did and that's what matters'. Children who read this book will be as entertained by Anancy as they are by Jimmy.

To read the entire review, please follow this link: Full of Lessons and Laughs

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January 25, 2008

Anancy at Model City Library

Who'd have thought that when I wrote Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories that I'd be reading to approximately fifty or sixty children at the Model City Library? Yet, there I was at a kickoff event for Black History Month hosted by the Miami Dade Public Library System.

Now, I'm not even going to pretend that it was easy to keep their attention. Many of the children, I suspected, were not used to being read to, or maybe it was the subject matter--they'd never heard about Anancy. Which makes me think I need to get to work on that Anancy picture book that I've been thinking about.

Whatever the case, I had lots of fun and I think the children did too. I also hoped that the children learned something about themselves. You see, I wrote Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories because I worry about our children's self-esteem. I meet the broken ones every day.

When I wrote Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories, I hoped that the children would see a child who looks like them in the book. I wanted them to see an author who looks like them on the cover of the book. I wanted children to see that books were not distant things locked away in libraries or expensive bookstores where strange people drink mocha lattes or order a grande cup of just nonfat milk foam and eat it with a spoon.

I also hoped that they would identify with the main character and, like Jimmy, use their intelligence, and not their fists, to solve problems.For it's no use lecturing to them about the heroes of my imagination (Bob Marley, Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite, Dennis Scott, and Tony McNeill ) when they get to college. By that time it may be too late. By that time we may have already lost too many"immature warriors."

I want these children to imagine possibilities that I have not dreamed about.

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October 25, 2007

Anancy at Miami Dade College

Last week Saturday, I had the pleasure of reading Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories to the children at the Reading Learning Center at the North Campus of Miami Dade College. The Reading Learning Center, which began under the direction of my former supervisor, Dr. Ken Boos, has grown from a little project of my department, College Prep., to the point where it is now being run by the Community Education Department.

Although this reading was much different from the past two readings at Florida International University and South Miami Heights Elementary (the children were much younger), it was good to be back on my old stomping grounds of the English Department. And setting up my PowerPoint was a breeze now that nearly all the 40+ classrooms (compared to the 5 we had three years ago) in the building now have full multimedia capabilities.

Give thanks, again, to Sherian Demetrius, the Reading Learning Center staff, and the children and parents who helped to make this a wonderful experience.

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October 19, 2007

Anancy at Florida International University

Anancy weaved his magic at the National Achievers Society's closing ceremony at Florida International University on Saturday, October 13, 2007. At this event, I was able to give my full presentation with PowerPoint, realia, and activity sheets. The students, roughly from fifth through tenth grade, responded well to the Q& A and the reading from Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories.

I had a similar experience to the reading at South Miami Heights Elementary when the children asked interesting questions such as, "Do you base your characters on real people?" I told them that even when I begin with the name of a real person--in this case the name of my father, Sydney Philp--once I altered one fact about the real person, then everything else changed. For example, Grandpa Sydney Anancy Stories is set in Miami, a place where my father told me he would never live.

They also asked, "Is this the first time that you've written about Anansi?" And I explained that in my first novel, Benjamin, my son, I used the name of the Haitian Trickster, Papa Legba, who comes from the Yoruba tradition in the form of Eshu, as the name for the mentor of the main character, Benjamin. I've also used tricksters in my short story collection, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien. So, in a way, I've been writing about Anancy all my life.

Give thanks to the organizers and Sherian Demetrius for arranging the reading. I'm looking forward to many more events like this.

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September 3, 2007

Anancy in Perrine

Miami, Florida (September 3, 2007)—Jamaican author, Geoffrey Philp, will be reading from his recently published children's book, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories on Sunday, September 9, 2007. The reading which begins at 12:00 noon will be held at Church of the Ascension, 11201 SW 160 th Street, Miami, FL 33157.

"Although I have given readings in many churches, this is the first time I will be reading a children's book that I've written," said Philp. "Reading at the Church of the Ascension will give me an opportunity to connect with many Caribbean-American children and parents for whom Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories was written."

Set in the multicultural environment of South Florida, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories is about a young Jamaican-American boy, Jimmy Harrison, who loves school and his favorite subject is snack time! But when a new boy, Kevin, joins his class, he begins to bully Jimmy and the rest of the children. What's worse, he begins to take away Jimmy's snacks. Using the wisdom from his Grandpa Sydney's story about "Anancy, Snake, and Tiger," Jimmy overcomes the class bully. And for one Sunday, he reunites his family for dinner.

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories draws on the rich oral tradition of Anancy stories that are told and re-told in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean. These Anancy stories, which originated in West Africa, are rich sources of wisdom that have been passed down from generation to generation.

"I hope to keep the family spirit alive and we'll have goody bags with crayons and "Memba Yuh Kulture" coloring pages for the children (courtesy of Jamaicans.com ) and door prizes for the grown-ups."

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories, the only children's book from the English-speaking Caribbean to address the issues of the Caribbean diaspora and bullying, may be used as a textbook 3rd-4th Grade Level Reading Level) during Caribbean-American Heritage Month or Black History Month. The study guide at the back of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories conforms to Bloom's Taxonomy and contains critical thinking activities for parents and teachers.

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories may online @ http://www.lulu.com/content/877456. Press Kits may be downloaded @ Geoffrey Philp's web site: http://geoffreyphilp.com

About the Author: Geoffrey Philp is the author of Benjamin, My Son, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien, Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas, and four poetry collections, including Exodus and Other Poems, Florida Bound, hurricane center, and xango music. Geoffrey maintains a web site ( http://www.geoffreyphilp.com/generic4.html) and a blog @ http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com. He teaches English at Miami Dade College and is the chairperson of the College Prep. Department at the North Campus.

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For Educators, Librarians & Community Leaders

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This Friday (9/7/07) African American author and MDC Professor, Joe McNair, on his latest work, Oshe Shango.

September 2, 2007

Jamaica Observer reviews Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

Give thanks to Sharon Leach, Bookends, Jamaica Observer, for the story about my work, especially Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories:

"If you’re not familiar with the name Geoffrey Philp, you should be. The Miami, Florida resident is the author of an impressive catalogue of work, including the novel Benjamin, My Son, the short story collection Uncle Obadiah and the Alien, as well as five collections of poetry, Exodus and Other Poems, Florida Bound, hurricane center, xango music, and Twelve Poems and a Story for Christmas."

Jamaica Observer Sep 2, 2007; Bookends; Page:3B

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Review of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories at Amazon

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This Friday (9/7/07) African American author and MDC Professor, Joe McNair, on his latest work, Oshe Shango.

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August 27, 2007

A Shameless Plug for Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories

Grandparent's Day is on September 9, 2007, and there's no better way to celebrate than to give your parental antecedents a copy of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories.

I can see it now. The family is gathered around the dinner table and the youngest child (with appropriately missing front teeth) lisps, "This is for you, Grandpa!"

The old man bursts into tears and says, "This is what I've always wanted. O, thank you, thank you, thank you, my children. This is a blessing. I love you. I’ll love you all forever!"

And they lived happily ever after.

Think about it. Eternal familial bliss from the purchase of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories!

Too over the top you say? Maybe. But why not give it a try?

Want your grandfather to love you forever? Buy him a copy of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories.

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Review of Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories at Amazon

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July 12, 2007

Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories @ Miami Dade College

From News and Notes: MDC Office of Communications

Geoffrey Philp, an MDC English professor, chairperson of the North Campus college preparation department, novelist, poet and playwright, has published his first children’s book. Set in the multicultural environment of South Florida, Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories draws on the rich oral tradition of stories that are told and re-told in Jamaica and the Caribbean. These Anancy stories, which originated in West Africa, are rich sources of wisdom that have been passed down from generation to generation.

“According to the latest census estimates, there are more than 800,000 people from the Caribbean in South Florida, yet there are very few children's books dealing with stories from the English-speaking Caribbean,” said Professor Philp. “From the time I came to Miami in April 1979, I asked myself, who is going to tell the story of Jamaicans and, by extension, the people of the Caribbean in South Florida? That's why I wrote my first book of poems, Exodus and Other Poems.”

To read more, please follow this link: In Print: Geoffrey Philp’s Grandpa Sydney’s Anancy Stories

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