Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone
by Fiona French
Age rating: Ages 8–12 · Children
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 1991
This is a Jamaican folktale about the trickster spider Anancy and his encounter with a skeleton named Mr. Dry-Bone.
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in the story.
No violence is depicted in this folktale.
No profanity is used by the characters.
No blasphemous language appears in the text.
Substance abuse is not a theme in this book.
No instances of suicide or self-harm are depicted.
The story is humorous, not scary.
Occult themes or witchcraft are absent from the narrative.
No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are present.
The story is rooted in Jamaican folklore.
No negative portrayals of God or Christians are included.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceThe focus is on Anancy's cleverness, not courage.
Christian faith is not a focus of this story.
The story does not focus on self-giving love.
The story emphasizes wit and cleverness.
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