Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky. "An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA Blair Lent (1930-2009) won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration ( The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel).