JAKE AND HONEYBUNCH GO TO HEAVEN

by Margot Zemach

$125 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Signed

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982 . Inscribed first printing of this picture book that has drawn freely on the themes of black American folklore, famously objected to in a letter to the publisher signed by 14 children's librarians for its depiction of African American stereotypes. Fine in fine jacket. Item #44760 This title garnered a number of positive reviews before librarians across the country banded

• Printing: first

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