Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears is a picture book written for young children, which tells an African legend. The mosquito was blamed for all the trouble in the jungle. The mosquito, as punishment, becomes small and barely able to be heard, and as a result, it whines in people's ears in an attempt to tell them it is innocent.

The book won a Caldecott Award in 1976.