Stories of Little Brown Koko, Blanche Seale Hunt, 1940

Stories of Little Brown Koko, Blanche Seale Hunt, 1940

Who wrote it: Stories of Little Brown Koko is a children's story collection written by Blanche Seale Hunt, illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff, and published by the American Colortype Company of Chicago and New York in 1940.

What it's about: The book follows its title character through twenty six short, everyday adventures, playing hooky, missing a spelling lesson, hunting a possum, and going about the small business of childhood, told in the folksy narrative voice typical of its era. A note for shoppers: like many children's books published in this period, the text uses racial dialect and stereotypes common to 1940s American children's publishing, and it is offered here as a piece of that publishing history rather than for how it portrays its characters.

Special features: Dorothy Wagstaff's illustrations appear throughout in the color and line work typical of the period, and the endpapers carry a decorative pattern in orange and red.

Condition: Blue cloth hardcover with a color pictorial paste on illustration on the front board, no dust jacket; the top corners show visible wear and chipping. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

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