Source
University of Florida’s Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Baldwin Call #
Baldwin Call #39h1781
Description
Published 12 years before Helen Bannerman’s Little Black Sambo, this short book features a greedy black pony named Sambo who bullies other animals and gorges himself on apples. The narrative concludes when the pony discovers that he has eaten all of the apples. In the final line, a watching grandfather delivers a moralizing message to his grandson: “Now, Joey, you see how it looks to be selfish” (4).
Though this story’s plot and characters bear little resemblance to Little Black Sambo, there are several key similarities to Bannerman’s book: the pony’s black coat, its name, and its gluttonous consumption of food.
The front matter of the Baldwin edition features a paratextual inscription dated 1889 and made out to S. Edwin Rupert.
Creator
No author attributed
Contributor(s)
No illustrator attributed
Publisher
Estes and Lauriat
Publication Date
1887
Format
Unnumbered; black and white illustrations; 27 cm
Language
English