The Story of Little Babaji

Born in Edinburgh in 1863, Helen Bannerman lived in India for thirty years. As a gift for her two little girls, she wrote and illustrated The Story of Little Black Sambo(1899), a story that clearly takes place in India (with its tigers and "ghi," or melted butter), even though the names she gave her characters belie that setting. For this new edition of Bannerman's much beloved tale, the little boy, his mother, and his father have all been given authentic Indian names: Babaji, Mamaji, and Dadaji. And Fred Marcellino's illustrations'lively and lavish'are unmistakably Indian in every detail. The Story of Little Babaji: an old favorite is lovingly, memorably transformed.

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/30/1996
ISBN: 9780062050649
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 6.60h x 6.90w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/05/1996 pg. 441
Booklist 09/01/1996 pg. 126
School Library Journal 10/01/1996 pg. 84
New York Times 11/10/1996 pg. 34
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1997 pg. 1296
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 19 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1997 pg. 767
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1996 pg. 1044

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 34052 / Story of Little Babaji
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5