Other editions of book Little Black Mingo & Little Black Sambo: With linked Table of Contents

Bannerman wrote about India. For instance, Little Black Sambo has ghee, tigers, and bazaar, Story of Little Black Mingo has jungle, mugger (a kind of crocodile), dhobi, and mongoose, Little Black Quasha has bazaar and tigers, and Story of Little Black Quibba has mangoes and elephants.

These two children’s books were part of a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. They were children's favorites for more than half a century.