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Little man, little man : a story of childhood / James Baldwin with illustrations by Yoran Cazac ; edited by Nicholas Boggs and Jennifer DeVere Brody ; foreword by Tejan Karefa-Smart ; afterword by Aisha Karefa-Smart.
Four-year-old TJ spends his days on his lively Harlem block playing with his best friends WT and Blinky and running errands for neighbors. As he comes of age as a "Little Man" with big dreams, TJ faces a world of grown-up adventures and realities. Baldwin's only children's book celebrates and explores the challenges and joys of black childhood. This new edition includes a foreword by Baldwin's nephew Tejan "TJ" Karefa-Smart and an afterword by his niece Aisha Karefa-Smart, with an introduction by two Baldwin scholars. In it we not only see life in 1970s Harlem from a black child's perspective, but we also gain a fuller appreciation of the genius of one of America's greatest writers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781478000044
- ISBN: 147800004X
- Physical Description: xxi, 98 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Acknowledgments -- Foreword: Little man, Little man: we the children / Tejan Karefa-Smart -- Introduction / Nicholas Boggs and Jennifer DeVere Brody. Little man, little man. Afterword / Aisha Karefa-Smart. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J BALDW J (Text) | 33126023041035 | JFiction | Available | - |
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The only children's book by the late civil rights activist and author of such classics as Go Tell It on the Mountain traces the experiences of a 4-year-old boy and his friends as they encounter the social realities of being black in 1970s Harlem. - Duke Univ PrFour-year-old TJ spends his days on his lively Harlem block playing with his best friends WT and Blinky and running errands for neighbors. As he comes of age as a âLittle Manâ with big dreams, TJ faces a world of grown-up adventures and realities. Baldwinâs only childrenâs book, Little Man, Little Man celebrates and explores the challenges and joys of black childhood.
Now available for the first time in forty years, this new edition of Little Man, Little Manâwhich retains the charming original illustrations by French artist Yoran Cazacâincludes a foreword by Baldwinâs nephew Tejan "TJ" Karefa-Smart and an afterword by his niece Aisha Karefa-Smart, with an introduction by two Baldwin scholars. In it we not only see life in 1970s Harlem from a black childâs perspective, but we also gain a fuller appreciation of the genius of one of Americaâs greatest writers. - Duke Univ PrNow available for the first time in nearly forty years, James Baldwinâs only childrenâs book Little Man, Little Man follows the day to day life of the four year old protagonist TJ and his friends in their 1970s Harlem neighborhood as they encounter the social realities of being black in America.