The Story of Little Black Sambo (Paperback) by Helen Bannerman

from k8seren

Yes, it's really, really racist. But when I was little, my Grammy read it to me all the time and I loved it. It's probably not a great book to read to kids now, and I'm sure it's out of print, but I used to love it. I was a little kid. I think it was one of the first books I learned to read. Like...

from Stsmurphy

This book is an engaging and lively poetic tale loved by young children everywhere. I myself loved this endearing classic as a small child. It is an excellent book to read when introducing students to tall tales. Sam, or "Sambo" as he is referred to in the original tale, lives in India with his m...

from ursula

So much controversy over such a simple little story. This is the updated version (one of them) of the illustrations, which keeps the character black but also keeps the location in India, hoping to be faithful to the original story but offend the fewest people.

from antao

(Original Review, 1981-01-07) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, anyone? The whole notion of "tainted classics" gives me the creeps. "Tainted?" Sez who? But changing them to make them more PC is even creepier. Read on... This is a true story, although it's hard to believe. In the 1980's I was perusing the...

from nexist

I remember this book from when I was a child. A restaurant on the Oregon coast had named itself "Li' Black Sambo" after this book (not related to the chain Sambo's). This book was available as part of the children's menu (or some such). Driving along the coast with my own children, I spied the ne...