
The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children’s book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman,and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers,and surrenders his colourful new clothes,shoes,and umbrella so they will not eat him. The tigers chase each other around a tree until they are redu…MORE





