About this title: While at the local bazaar, Sam buys a colorful outfit--a red coat, yellow shirt, purple trousers, silver shoes, and a green umbrella. Unfortunately, these clothes attract the attention of some tigers who decide they would like to eat Sam for lunch. Will Sam be able to outwit the hungry animals? Colored pencil and watercolor illustrations accompany the text.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: New. Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas. GREAT BUY. Brand New From US Distributor. WE ARE A 5 STAR SELLER with OVER 3, 500, 000 BOOKS SOLD. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Date Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Like New. Hardback w/ DJ. Children's Book Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. Gift inscription on inside cover page. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next ... read more
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: dial books for young readers
Date Published: 19996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: pinkney., jerry. Interior of book is very good wonderful with color illustrations., First Edition. Dust Jacket is very good with a few small edge tears. Exterior of book is very good with light edgewear., HARDBACK, NOT XLIBRARY. CHILDREN STORY: Relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him (a new telling of Little Black Sambo). read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780140562880ISBN:0140562885
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0803720289. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean pictorial boards. Tight, clean & intact copy. Pictorial frontispieces & title page. Profusely illustrated in color. Dust Jacket protected in a mylar cover. Delightful telling of one of the most controversial books for children's literature. Children; Color Illustrations; 4to 11"-13" tall; Unpaginated pages. read more
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Binding: Hardcover/pictorial Boards
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Pinkney, Jerry. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Children's Illustrated Clean, bright, crisp and tight. A bit of shelfwear. Summary: A retelling of Little Black Sambo. read more
Binding: School & Library Binding
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Date Published: 2001-03
ISBN-13:9780613286305ISBN:0613286308
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Pictorial Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Jerry Pickney. Very Good in Very Good Price Intact jacket. 10 1/4 X 10 3/4. All pages are tight, bright and clean. Boards, spine, peripheral edges and corners very good. If desired for enjoyment or familial recitation, this is the one. Illustrated with color drawings, some double page. Thirty-six unpaginated pages. Binding firm and straight. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. No apparent wear. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st edition, 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Pinkney, Jerry. New in new dust jacket. bright hiny brand new. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Pinkney, Jerry. New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Reinforced
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: NEW. Reinforced. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780803720282. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: 1st ed., first printing. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR on the front
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, (1996)
ISBN-13:9780803720282ISBN:0803720289
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket; this book could easily sell in a store that sells only new books. Dust jacket now in protective acetate. Plasticized illustrated paper over boards. unpaginated; about 40 pages. large colorful watercolors by Pinkney. 10.25 x 10.75 in. oblong. The appealing illustrations of Pinkney are detailed, realistic, yet suffused with intelligent sentiment and a feeling for myth in this radical retelling of Little Black Sambo. Surely this African American artist is one of our ... read more
"I remembered this story from my childhood. It was always a favorite and while there was a period of time it was considered controversial, I never recall having those feelings that seemed to be attached to it. To me, it was just a wonderful story. I was delighted to see this new version by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney and found as much fun reading it now as I did then. The two page spread of the tigers is worth the price of the book and of course, they turned into butter. I knew that."
"First things first - this is, as the title makes clear, a retelling of Little Black Sambo. If you're interested in a retelling that's closer to the original (it's the same text, but with modern illustrations and different names) try The Tale of Little Babaji.
Having read the original text of Little Black Sambo (which is hardly banned - you can find it at Project Gutenberg online), and the text of Little Babaji, I can see why people liked it. Aside from the unfortunate names and illustrations, it's a cute story. It is! As the author and illustrator note in their foreword and afterword, the author never meant to write a racist story and you're not racist if you loved hearing it from your mom when you were a kid.
(Those same foreword and afterword informed me that there are over FIFTY versions of the "original" Little Black Sambo, with 50 different sets of illustrations. Must have been a really popular book.)
At home, we have a copy of Little Babaji, and a copy of Sam and the Tigers. (We also have read 5 versions of Cinderella, 2 of Seven in one Blow, 4 of Rapunzel, 3 of Hansel and Gretel, 2 of The Gingerbread Man, and 2 of Rumpelstiltskin. But who's counting?) Any story which has existed long enough to enter into the public domain is going to find itself with multiple tellings. This is a good thing - everybody in the world alters stories to suit their tastes. We all read the same book, but we get different messages out of it. I love it!
And you know what else I love? I love this version. The original is a cute story, but this version expands upon it and fleshes things out better. Sam has a bit of attitude, something I always appreciate in my storybook characters. Sam's parents being named Sam and Sam makes for a couple of funny pages in the start of the book. The neighbors talking about the tigers' mysterious disappearance makes me giggle. In truth, this is a superior story. Not because it's "more PC", but because there's just more detail and more STORY there (and you can't beat those illustrations!)
So before you get your knee-jerk reaction of "OMG THEY RUINED IT!" (or maybe "OMG THE ORIGINAL WAS A HORROR, WHY DO THIS???") try it out with open eyes. Pretend it's a brand-new book - and maybe you'll like it after all.
(If not - go to google and get a printer. Honestly, nothing has been banned or censored, the original is simply not in print anymore.)"
"The book was fine but the forward by Jerry Pinkney and afterward written by Julius Lester made the book for me. They shared their history of the book and why they wanted a new version."
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