Questa autrice e illustratrice di libri per bambini divenne nota per il suo stile unico e la profonda comprensione della psicologia infantile. Le sue opere esplorano spesso temi di amicizia, crescita e ricerca del proprio posto nel mondo. Con un occhio attento ai dettagli e un umorismo gentile, ha catturato l'essenza delle esperienze e delle emozioni infantili. Le sue illustrazioni sono tanto efficaci quanto la sua scrittura, creando insieme un'esperienza di lettura indimenticabile.
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.