Janie Belle Tarry, Ellen

Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have full page pictorial covers, with a swaddled baby on the front, and text on the rear. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have edge wear, bumping, rubbing and cracking to the paper. The text pages are clean and bright. "Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American journalist and author who served as a minor figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Her Janie Belle (1940) was the first African-American picture book, and her other works include further literature for children and young adults as well as an autobiography. " (from Wikipedia)