I love children’s books. I adore “Sam and the Tigers”, written by Julius Lester and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Jerry Pinkney is an amazing artist and hardly needs my shout out, but in my ongoing posts of honoring black artists, I would like to do just that. The story itself is a retelling of the little Black Sambo, an outdated and (so I am told) racist story (I have never read the original). This version is absolutely delightful. In a place called Sam-Sam-sa-Mara, animals and people live and work together. There lived a boy named Sam. Actually, everyone is named Sam in Sam-sam-as-mara. Sam likes colorful clothes and tigers want them. I recommend this book wholeheartedly! #bestpicturebooks #samandthetigers #honoringblackartists #jerrypinkney #juliuslester https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTDHnkh53e/?igshid=1kywva6jp7ntr
