African Stories: Once Upon A Buffalo

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY the Buffalo has horns! A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious children. 

Once upon a time, Buffalo didn’t have big, curly horns. He had wild, fuzzy hair. Until the other animals got fed up of him charging at anything and everything and decided to teach him a lesson.

Written by Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by the mutli award-winning Chantelle and Burgen Thorne. We love the style of these books and the simple and entertaining animal stories, which children love. 

This is part of the African Stories series and other books include: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Zebra, Once Upon a Giraffe, Once Upon a Hippo, Once Upon a Lion, Once Upon a Hyena, Once Upon a Leopard, Once Upon a Rhino, and Once Upon a Chameleon. They all have various illustrators but the style and vibrance is the same. 

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 where he now lives.  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.