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Book Description
The jolly and exciting tale of
the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple
shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper,
has been universally loved by generations of children. First written in
1899, the story has become a childhood classic and the authorized American
edition with the original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of
thousands of copies.
Little Black Sambo is a book that speaks
the common language of all nations, and has added more to the joy of little
children than perhaps any other story. They love to hear it again and again;
to read it to themselves; to act it out in their play.
Synopsis
A little boy in India loses his
fine new clothes to the tigers, but while they dispute who is the grandest
tiger in the jungle he takes his fine clothes back again.
Ingram
The only authorized American
edition of this childhood classic, first published around 1900, tells the
naive, humorous story of Black Sambo, his beautiful clothes and his
adventures with the tigers in the jungles of India. Full-color
illustrations.
About the Author
Christopher Bing first
developed a passion for the story of Little Black Sambo when it was read to
him as a child. While studying at the Rhode Island School of Design, he
began what has been a twenty-year labor of love of illustrating the work in
a manner which would appropriately celebrate and respect both its heritage
and its readership. A widely published editorial artist contributing to many
national newspapers and magazines, he lives with his wife and three children
in Lexington, Massachusetts. Helen Bannerman (1862-1946) was born in
Scotland. The daughter of a chaplain who was posted to foreign countries,
she lived for over thirty years in India. She married a doctor in the Indian
Medical Service, and they had two daughters. The Story Of Little Black Sambo
was written by Mrs. Bannerman to amuse her young girls during a long train
journey and first published in 1899.
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