Tiny's Hat

By Ann Grifalconi

A young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs. Inspired by the childhood of Billie Holiday.

Tiny's hat

By Ann Grifalconi

A young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs. Inspired by the childhood of Billie Holiday.

The Toy Trumpet

By Ann Grifalconi

The Village of Round and Square Houses

By Ann Grifalconi

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.

Darkness and the butterfly

By Ann Grifalconi

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.

Osa's pride

By Ann Grifalconi

Osa's grandmother tells her a tale about the sins of pride and helps Osa gain a better perspective on what things are important.

Flyaway Girl

By Ann Grifalconi

Sent by her mother to the edge of the Niger to gather rushes for the Ceremony of Beginnings, Nsia encounters many distractions, until the ancestors' spirits guide her on her way to becoming a wise...

Kinda blue

By Ann Grifalconi

Sissy feels lonely and blue until her Uncle Dan cheers her up by explaining that everything, even corn, needs special attention every now and then.

The bravest flute

By Ann Grifalconi

In a traditional New Year's Day celebration, a young Mayan boy leads a procession over the mountainous trail to the cathedral below, where he is rewarded by the village elders for his fortitude.

Not home

By Ann Grifalconi

When their mother has to go into the hospital, two brothers are sent to a church home, where Tommy not only feels responsible for his younger brother but also is drawn to a boy who is dying of tube...