num_pages: 32
description: In Tos - a real life village in Cameroon - the men live in square houses and the women live in round. The story behind this custom is sensitively retold through the eyes of a young girl brought up there.
language: English
title: The Village of Round and Square Houses
titlecomplete: The Village of Round and Square Houses
genres: Fairy Tales, Kids, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, Folk Tales, Folklore, Africa, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 605
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Macmillan Children's Books