둥근 집과 네모난 집의 마을 (아프리카) - 다양한 문화의 책

The illustrations are gorgeous and the story about why women live in round houses feels like a real folktale you’d hear passed down. My kids were totally captivated by the cultural explanation.

My daughter asked why the women get round houses and the men get square ones, and this book turned that into a fascinating bedtime story about Central African village life. The illustrations really capture the red earth and thatched roofs, and the explanation is simple enough for a six-year-old to g

I’ve read a lot of children’s books about different cultures, but the way this one explains why the women live in round houses and the men in square ones is so clever. My daughter asked to read it three times in a row, and she loved pointing out the different shapes in the illustrations.