Deze auteur en illustrator van kinderboeken werd bekend om haar unieke stijl en diepe begrip van de kinderpsychologie. Haar werken verkennen vaak thema's als vriendschap, opgroeien en het vinden van je plek in de wereld. Met oog voor detail en zachte humor ving ze de essentie van kinderervaringen en -emoties. Haar illustraties zijn net zo impactvol als haar schrijfwerk, en creëren samen een onvergetelijke leeservaring.
Slavers arrive on horseback. They shoot their guns and capture unarmed farmers. They even shackle children. Abikanile's mother has told her so. Until now, the villagers of Yao had always felt safe. Lately, however, whispers and stories have found their way to them about nearby villages that have been seized.
The village of Tos is like no other village in the world, for in this village the women live in round houses and the men live in square ones. The story of how this came to be is told from the point of view of a young girl who grew up there. Ann Grifalconi's bold, dynamic art and rhythmic storytelling recreate this world and make The Village of Round and Square Houses a perfect book for reading aloud.