The Story of Little Black Sambo, and The Story of Little Black Mingo: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Story of Little Black Sambo, and The Story of Little Black Mingo: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Story of Little Black Sambo, and The Story of Little Black Mingo is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bannerman, Helen (1862–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Story of Little Black Sambo, and The Story of Little Black Mingo" by Helen Bannerman is a children's book written and illustrated in 1899. When young Sambo encounters four hungry tigers during a walk, he must surrender his colorful new clothes and umbrella to save himself. But the vain tigers' argument leads to an unexpected transformation. Once celebrated as featuring one of the first Black heroes in children's literature, the book later became controversial due to racial stereotypes in its illustrations and character names, prompting numerous revised editions.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Story of Little Black Sambo, and The Story of Little Black Mingo
- Author credits: Bannerman, Helen (1862–1946)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Boys -- Juvenile fiction
- Children's stories
- Crocodiles -- Juvenile fiction
- Girls -- Juvenile fiction
- India -- Juvenile fiction
- Mongooses -- Juvenile fiction
- Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction
- Tiger -- Juvenile fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
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