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Little Black Sambo

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Details

Author(s):Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s):Gustaf Tenggren
Publisher(s): Simon & Schuster
Year Published: 1948
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Adventure
Boys Growing Up
Far East
Folk Tales
Nature – Mammals
Picture Book
Age Range: Ages 0-5: Picture Books
Pages: 42
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 4654571

Description

The classic story of a little Indian boy who turns the tables on a tiger who wants to eat him for breakfast. Later editions are much shortened.

Other Editions

The Story of Little Black Sambo (1899)

This is the first edition of the famous story of the little boy who outwits the tigers and has pancakes and butter as his reward. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Publisher: Grant Richards
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The Story of Little Black Sambo (1933)

A moveable version of the famous story of the little boy who outwits the tigers and has pancakes and butter as his reward.

Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co.
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The Saggy Baggy Elephant (1947)

Twitted by a parrot about his looks, the baby elephant is unhappy until he meets some beautiful creatures just like himself. As with most of the early Little Golden Books, the later editions were much shortened.

Read online at archive.org.  This is a later abridged version. 

Publisher: Little Golden Books
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Jungle Tales: Little Black Sambo and The Saggy Baggy Elephant (1948)

This book includes The Saggy Baggy Elephant and “Little Black Sambo.”

Publisher: Golden Pleasure Books
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Sam and the Tigers (1996)

A retelling of Little Black Sambo.

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
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