Publisher's Synopsis
Helen Bannerman (1862-1946) was a Scottish author of children's books. She is best known for her first book, Little Black Sambo. Bannerman wrote about India. The illustrations and settings of her books demonstrate that the children she writes about are south Indian or Tamil. For instance, Little Black Sambo has ghee, tigers, and bazaar, Story of Little Black Mingo has jungle, mugger (a kind of crocodile), dhobi, and mongoose, Little Black Quasha has bazaar and tigers, and Story of Little Black Quibba has mangoes and elephants. In this book: Little Black Sambo The Story of the Teasing Monkey The Story of Little Black Sambo The Story of Little Black Mingo
