Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood -- James Baldwin

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, <i>Little Man, Little Man</i> celebrates and explores the challenges and joys of black childhood. <p/> Now available for the first time in forty years, this new edition of <i>Little Man, Little Man</i>--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. 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> James Baldwin<br><b>Publisher:</b> Duke University Press<br><b>Published:</b> 08/24/2018<br><b>Pages:</b> 120<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.90h x 7.50w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781478000044<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Horn Book Magazine</i> 11/01/2018 pg. 112<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 06/18/2018<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 06/15/2018 pg. 83<br><i>Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview</i> 08/15/2018 pg. 45<br><i>Shelf Awareness</i> 08/28/2018<br><i>Hornbook Guide to Children</i> 01/01/2019 - Superior,W