![]() ![]() But others are more obscure, and in honor of the republication of James Baldwin’s only children’s book, here are a few of these, all of them children’s books (even if made into them after the fact) and all written by writers more famous for their grown-up fiction. ![]() Eliot ( Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats), Toni Morrison (The Book of Mean People, etc) and even Mark Twain ( Advice to Little Girls). In fact, quite a number of established literary writers have dabbled in kids lit. Most people know about the children’s books of writers like Ian Fleming ( Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Salman Rushdie ( Haroun and the Sea of Stories), T.S. If you had no idea that James Baldwin ever wrote a children’s book, you’re not alone. This week, Duke University Press is reissuing James Baldwin’s children’s book, Little Man, Little Man. ![]()
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