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.

In this moving testimonial, an old man eloquently recalls escaping from slavery with a few apple seeds in his pocket, as he and his young granddaughter stroll out to the lushly flowering orchard that has since grown from them.

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.

Nine poems about a boy who likes to play in the rain, is not afraid of the dark, and sometimes feels lonely.

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them, and caught three sly creatures to get them. Who's in Rabbit's house?: Rabbit has a problem: someone is inside her house and won't let her...