Ann Grifalconi

Village of Round and
Square Houses

Gran'ma fixed me with a stare
And began to rock with the tale...
For she was the best storyteller in the whole village!

In the days of long, long ago...
One peaceful night
Before anyone alive remembers
Old Naka began to groan and grumble
And awoke from a long sleep!
And the people were frightened
And ran out of their homes
And hid in the bushes
At the foot of the mountain...

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Fiction
Not Home
Selected for International Reading List (IRA) Two young brothers enter a childrens shelter and learn how to survive...Not everyone can...
Fiction / Picture Book
Village of Round and Square Houses
Like no other village in the world--in Tos, Africa, the women live in round houses--the men in square ones! How this came about is told by young Osa, who had grown up there.
The Village that Vanished
Bravery and ingenuity flow on the female side of this exciting story of an entire village hiding from slavers--a story from the heart of Africa--told by a great storyteller!

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