Cette autrice et illustratrice de livres pour enfants s'est fait connaître pour son style unique et sa profonde compréhension de la psychologie enfantine. Ses œuvres explorent souvent les thèmes de l'amitié, du passage à l'âge adulte et de la recherche de sa place dans le monde. Avec un sens aigu du détail et un humour doux, elle a su capturer l'essence des expériences et des émotions enfantines. Ses illustrations sont aussi percutantes que ses écrits, créant ensemble une expérience de lecture inoubliable.
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.