Miss Elizabeth, a middle aged white woman, reflects on her childhood in the segregated South, and the shameful way she and her family treated their African American housekeeper, Willie Rudd. Wishing things could be different, she writes a letter to the woman she assumes has long since died. Illustrated with oil paintings.
On a rainy night, a number of animals want to sleep inside a couple's house. Will there be room in their bed for a goose, a duck, a sheep, a hen, a pig, a dog, a cow, a cat and--a skunk? Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text.
Even though everyone is really tired and sleepy, something happens when Uncle starts playing the fiddle--everyone wants to dance and have fun! With color illustrations throughout.
An abandoned little black truck, which has grown rusty from years of neglect, is rescued and refurbished by a young man who thinks it might have once belong to his grandfather. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Slightly eccentric Miss Tizzy is like a grandmother to all the children in her neighborhood. When Miss Tizzy falls ill, all her friends in the neighborhood gather together to try and help her feel better. Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
Lil has always loved the music that her Uncle Sudi plays on his saxophone. But when Lil's mother falls ill, Uncle Sudi sells his sax to help pay for her medicine. Will Uncle Sudi ever be able to make music again? Color illustrations accompany the text.
Nearsighted Fenton the Frog bumbles his way through the swamp--usually pursued by hungry predators. Will a pair of eyeglasses provided by his friend, Katy the Catfish, make Fenton's life easier? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
Small Green Snake disobeys his mother's order to stay at home, and goes off to explore the world on his own. Before too long, Small Green Snake accidentally scares a woman who manages to capture him in a glass jar. Will Small Green Snake ever be able to return to his family, and if he does, will he have learned a lesson about obeying his mother? ...
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Inscribed by Libba Moore Gray to children's book author Alvin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1994
Description: A fine copy in fine dust jacket. [CHILDREN'S LITERATURE]. GRAY, Libba Moore. THE LITTLE BLACK TRUCK by Libba Moore Gray. Illustrated by Jo-Ellen Bosson. Quarto, glossy pictorial boards, [34] pages, illustrated throughout (in color, by Jo-Ellen Bosson). Libba Moore Gray, a Knoxville, Tennessee author, has also been a dancer, teacher, and high school teacher of English and Drama. She published seven books for children, beginning with 'Miss Tizzy' (published in 1993). Alvin Tresselt, born in New ... read more
Edition: First edition, second printing.
Binding: Inscribed by Libba Moore Gray to children's book author Alvin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1993
Description: A fine copy in fine dust jacket. [CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEME]. GRAY, Libba Moore. DEAR WILLIE RUDD, by Libba Moore Gray. Pictures by Peter M. Fiore. Quarto, glossy pictorial boards, [32] pages, illustrated throughout (in color, by Peter M. Fiore). The story of Miss Elizabeth, an older white woman, who is reminiscing about growing up with Willie Rudd, "the black housekeeper who helped raise her, " and "all the things she was sorry for...". "A bittersweet story of one person's ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Inscribed by Libba Moore Gray to children's book author Alvin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1994
Description: A fine copy in fine dust jacket. [CHILDREN'S LITERATURE]. GRAY, Libba Moore. THE LITTLE BLACK TRUCK by Libba Moore Gray. Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles. Quarto, glossy pictorial boards, [32] pages, illustrated throughout (in color, by Elizabeth Sayles). Libba Moore Gray, a Knoxville, Tennessee author, has also been a dancer, teacher, and high school teacher of English and Drama. She published seven books for children, beginning with 'Miss Tizzy' (published in 1993). Alvin Tresselt, born in New ... read more
Edition: First edition, third printing, of author's first book.
Binding: Inscribed by Libba Moore Gray to children's book author Alvin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1993
Description: A fine copy in fine dust jacket. [CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEME]. GRAY, Libba Moore. MISS TIZZY by Libba Moore Gray. Illustrated by Jada Rowland. Quarto, glossy pictorial boards, [32] pages, illustrated throughout (in color, by Jada Rowland). The title character, Miss Tizzy, an older African-American woman, is "a beloved friend to all the children in her neighborhood. " The story also features additional African-American characters. Libba Moore Gray, a Knoxville, Tennessee ... read more
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