Books with author Florence White Williams

Uncensored, full color, original 1899 text by Helen Bannerman of a very brave boy outsmarting bullies of the world. This faithfully reproduced 1922 version has the majestic fonts, layout, and illustrations of Florence White Williams.It is a story has thrilled generations of children with its tense and exciting tale of victory.Try today this special unabridged historic reproduction made at an affordable price.

Unabridged, full color, original 1899 text by Helen Bannerman of a very brave boy outsmarting bullies of the world. This faithfully reproduced 1922 version has the majestic fonts, layout, and illustrations of Florence White Williams. The book is reproduced with a weathered look, to give the book a classic feel at an affordable price. It is a story has thrilled generations of children with its tense and exciting tale of victory. Controversy surrounds the book due to Bannerman's choice of names that were common for her time. This edition of Little Black Sambo preserves the same words and illustrations that are in the memories of adults who enjoyed the story as children, so that people can decide for themselves if it is a derogatory tale, or that of a champion boy. For a deeper view of the time and race relations, one can read the “Much Ado About a Name” section in the Appendix of Dr. Carter Woodson’s book The Mis-Education of the Negro (1933).

The book has a controversial history. The original illustrations by Bannerman showed a caricatured Southern Indian or Tamil child. The story may have contributed to the use of the word "sambo" as a racial slur. The book's success led to many pirated, inexpensive, widely available versions that incorporated popular stereotypes of "black" peoples. For example, in 1908 John R. Neill, best known for his illustration of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, illustrated an edition of Bannerman's story. In 1932 Langston Hughes criticised Little Black Sambo as a typical "pickaninny" storybook which was hurtful to black children, and gradually the book disappeared from lists of recommended stories for children.

The Little Red Hen is a well known old English folk tale with a moral. It teaches the importance of helping and being unselfish - If you don't help to make the bread you don't get to eat it! Every second page contains either a beautiful color or black and white illustration by Florence White Williams. This makes a great reader for children. Although this is a children's story book it is much loved by adults who remember it from their youth and the timeless lesson it teaches. If you read this to your children or grand-children and give each character their own voice, the story comes to life and the children will love it! The Little Red Hen has a lovely repetitive rhythm that children love to remember and repeat especially after they have heard it a few times. This classic should be in every child's library and is even suitable for adult team building exercises. Many adults will remember this book from their youth. In a day and age when so many people expect something for nothing this book is more important than ever. Politicians in particular need to learn the simple lesson taught by the little red hen. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story.