The Village of Round and Square Houses

The Village of Round and Square Houses is a children's picture book by Ann Grifalconi, published in 1986, that tells the story of a real village in Cameroon where men live in square houses and women live in round ones. The book, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1987, explains this custom through the eyes of a young girl and is known for its bold art and rhythmic storytelling. The tradition originated after a volcanic eruption destroyed the village, leaving only one of each type of house, and the