Story of Little Black Mingo

LITTLE BLACK MINGO, like others of Helen Bannerman's fictional Indian children - LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, LITTLE BLACK QUASHA, & LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA - combines ingenious solutions & courage when faced with evil & danger. With the aid of a not-so-helpful mongoose, a mugger (crocodile) & a "horrid old cross woman" are brought to a startling end, allowing Mingo to settle down to a civilized reward of a "nice little house" & shared evening tea. The author's vivid & dramatic color pictures (35 in MINGO, 27 in QUASHA, & 33 in QUIBBA) charm children, & the easy-to-read type & easy-to-hold book size are just right for beginning readers. Greenhouse offers all the above stories in flatblack lithocase hardcover. QUASHA & QUIBBA are each $10.95. For older children, Greenhouse publishes classical reprints that have entertained for decades: BOB, SON OF BATTLE by Alfred Ollivant (the finest "dog story" ever published, $16.95); THE ADVENTURES OF MABEL by Harry Thurston Peck (tales of wondrous events, magic, humor, & heroism - a splendid adventure for girls 5-9 - with fine color plates, $19.95); & THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Kate Douglas Wiggin (a warm, tender story demonstrating concern & charity, $16.95). The stories are first-rate, not concerned with the preoccupations of adults, & embody time-proven traits that make for success.Bannerman, Helen is the author of 'Story of Little Black Mingo', published 1990 under ISBN 9780961684457 and ISBN 0961684453.