Best Selling Books by Ann Grifalconi

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.

A young girl from the West African village of Tos movingly tells how the men came to live in square houses and the women in round ones.

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

Two Caldecott Honor recipients join to bring you the incredible journey of one man, as he recounts the story of his passage on the Underground Railroad to his granddaughter. His message is one of cheer, for although he and his family found troubles during their escape, he found that folks, black and white, "helped lift us up when we was down." How, then, could he ever turn his back on another human being?

While visiting his uncle''s farm, Tom discovers a black fox''s den, and after watching it all summer, comes to like animals for the first time

When Sissy is lonely, her Uncle Dan takes her out to visit with his "corn children."

Music can heal our souls. Inspired by the tragic childhood of Billie Holiday

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.

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 tuberculosis.

When everyone tells him that he must wait to get a trumpet, a young Mexican boy works to earn enough money to buy one for himself--a bright pink one that is just right.

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 little woman.

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.