Now available for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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..
Now available for the first time in forty years, this new edition of Little Man, Little Man --which retains the charming original illustrations by French artist Yoran Cazac--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.
Baldwin\'s only children\'s book, Little Man, Little Man celebrates and explores the challenges and joys of black childhood.
As he comes of age as a Little Man with big dreams, TJ faces a world of grown-up adventures and realities.
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.
Full color.
Baldwin\'s only children\'s book follows the day-to-day life of four-year-old TJ and his friends in their Harlem neighborhood as they encounter the social realities of being black in America in the 1970s.
Now available for the first time in nearly 40 years
