African Stories: Once Upon a Buffalo

Inspired by traditional African stories, find out WHY animals came to be the way they are today. A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Also available in the African Stories series: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Zebra, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Hippo.

About the author

Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning author, illustrator and publisher of children's books. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe. He trained to be a graphic designer in Zimbabwe before coming to the UK. He now lives in London.

In 2020 his book, Astro Girl, won the STEAM award for early years picture books. Where's Lenny? was listed in 50 Best Culturally Diverse Children's Books by The Guardian and Max Paints the House is listed in 150 Important Children's Books by the African American Literature Book Club.

Ken has over 70 children's books published by over 15 international publishers in many languages worldwide.
Multi-award winning illustration team Chantelle and Burgen Thorne are eclectic bookworms who delight in the magic of stories. In the rolling green hills of their rural home, they spend their days creating children's book art ... and sometimes writing a story or two themselves. As career illustrators, they learned to draw really, really fast and have become deft wielders of the digital brush. They're at their happiest drawing kids' stories with a bit of humor and a ton of animals.Multi-award winning illustration team Chantelle and Burgen Thorne are eclectic bookworms who delight in the magic of stories. In the rolling green hills of their rural home in South Africa, they spend their days creating children's book art. .. and sometimes writing a story or two themselves. As career illustrators, they learned to draw really, really fast and have become deft wielders of the digital brush. They're at their happiest drawing kids' stories with a bit of humor and a ton of animals.

Product details

• Authors: Burgen Thorne, Chantelle Thorne, Ken Wilson-Max, Wilson-Max Ken
• Assisted by: Burgen Thorne (Illustration), Thorne Chantelle (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9781444978186
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-7818-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 244 mm x 240 mm x 6 mm
• Series: African Stories
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Africa, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Interest age: from c 3 years, For National Curriculum Early Years, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals