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The Story of Little Babaji
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The Story of Little Babaji Hardcover - 1996

by Helen Bannerman; Fred Marcellino (Illustrator)

As a gift for her two little girls, Helen Bannerman wrote and illustrated The Story of Little Black Sambo (1899), a story that clearly takes place in India, even though the names she gave her characters belie that setting. For this new edition, the little boy, his mother and his father have been given authentic Indian names: Little Babaji, Mamaji, and Papaji, and Caldecott Honor illustrator Fred Marcellino's lively and lavish illustrations are unmistakably Indian in every detail. Full color.


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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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  • Title The Story of Little Babaji
  • Author Helen Bannerman; Fred Marcellino (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 72
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins, New York
  • Date 1996-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780062050649 / 0062050648
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.6 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (16.76 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects India, Tigers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96084139
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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