Tiny, a young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs, in a heart-wrenching story inspired by the tragic childhood of Billie Holiday.

Tiny's Hat

Children's Books

Grifalconi, Ann

Biographies

Harpercollins Childrens Books

A young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs

Harpercollins

A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Village of Round and Square Houses

Little

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.

The Village of Round and Square Houses

Literature & Fiction

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Small Osa is fearless during the day, climbing trees or exploring the African valley where she lives, but at night she becomes afraid of the strange and terrifying things that might lie in the dark

Darkness and the Butterfly

Little,Brown & Co

In the African village of Tos, a proud little girl named Osa learns the art of humility from her grandmother, who weaves an entrancing tale from her colorful story cloth

Osa's Pride

Geography & Cultures

In the African village of Sama, Nsia, a young girl who is accustomed to spending her days playing, is asked to become a wise little woman and help in preparation for the Ceremony of Beginnings.

Flyaway Girl

Sissy's Uncle Dan is able to cheer the little girl up when he takes her into the corn fields and points out to her how each and every one of the ears of corn is different from the other.

Kinda Blue

The Caldecott Honor-winning author of The Village of Round and Square Houses offers an inspirational tale, featuring her own exuberant illustrations, about a brave Mayan boy who leads his village's New Year's Day parade, even though he is weak and hungry.

The Bravest Flute: A Story of Courage in the Mayan Tradition

Tommy and his brother are left in the temporary care of an inner-city group home, where Tommy befriends silent and unapproachable Jimmy, whom the other boys avoid. By the author of The Village of Round and Square Houses.

Not Home: A Novel

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Books by Grifalconi, Ann

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Tiny's Hat

Tiny's Hat

Village of Round and Square Houses

The Village of Round and Square Houses

Darkness and the Butterfly

Osa's Pride

Flyaway Girl

Kinda Blue

The Bravest Flute: A Story of Courage in the Mayan Tradition

Not Home: A Novel