Bannerman Helen:
The Boy and the Tigers
Illustrator: ValeriaPetrone
Golden Books , 2004
Hardcover, 24 pages
Size: 205x171 mm
ISBN: 9780375827198
ISBN-10: 0375827196
Helen Bannerman
Helen Brodie Bannerman (1862-1946) Was Born In Scotland. The Daughter Of A Chaplain, She Lived For Over Thirty Years In India. She Married A Doctor In The Indian Medical Service And They Had Two Daughters. The Story Of Little Black Sambo Was Written By Mrs. Bannerman To Amuse Her Young Girls During A Long Train Journey And First Published In 1899.
Valeria Petrone
Valeria Petrone Has Illustrated Several Books For Children, Including "Ducks In Muck" By Lori Haskins, "Say Cheese!" By Nancy Smiler Levinson, And "Uh-Oh!" By Marion Dane Bauer. She Is The Illustrator For "Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin" By Mary Serfozo And, Most Recently, Illustrated "Way Down Deep In The Deep Blue Sea." She Currently Lives In Italy.

