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Helen Bannerman (1862--1946) was the Scottish author of a number of children's books, the most famous being Little Black Sambo.

The heroes of many of these books are recognisably south Indian or Tamil children from the illustrations. However, despite the plots having no really racist overtones and usually celebrating the intelligence and ingenuity of the children, the name Sambo has become a slur against people of colour and the books have often been banned or censored.

Works

The Story of Little Black Sambo, 1899
Story of Little Black Mingo, 1901
Story of little Black Quibba, 1902
Little Degchie-Head: An Awful Warning to Bad Babas, 1903
Little Kettle-Head, 1904
Pat and the Spider, 1905
The Teasing Monkey, 1907
Little Black Quasha, 1908
Story of Little Black Bobtail, 1909
Sambo and the Twins, 1936
Little White Squibba, 1965 (a rewrite of Little Black Sambo with a white girl as heroine) Elizabeth Hay (1981) wrote that Helen's daughter Day completed the Squibba book from scribbles Helen had written down. (pp.152-153, "Sambo Sahib: The Story of Little Black Sambo and Helen Bannerman")

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 '''Helen Bannerman''' ([[1862]]--[[1946]]) was the [[Scotland|Scottish]] author of a number of children's books, the most famous being ''[[Little Black Sambo]]''.
-The heroes of many of these books are recognisably south [[India]]n or [[Tamil people|Tamil]] children from the illustrations. However, despite the plots having no really [[racist]] overtones and usually celebrating the intelligence and ingenuity of the children, the name [[Sambo (ethnic slur)|Sambo]] has become interpreted by some as a slur against people of colour and the books have often been banned or [[censorship|censored]].
+The heroes of many of these books are recognisably south [[India]]n or [[Tamil people|Tamil]] children from the illustrations. However, despite the plots having no really [[racist]] overtones and usually celebrating the intelligence and ingenuity of the children, the name [[Sambo (ethnic slur)|Sambo]] has become a slur against people of colour and the books have often been banned or [[censorship|censored]].
 ==Works==