This is a folk tale from West Africa. The story is funny and the book won a Caldecott Medal because the pictures are so beautiful.'
Small Brown Dog is having a really bad remembering day. He can't even remember which side he gets out of bed. Worst of all, he's lost his collar with his name tag on it, and he can't remember his name.
As the only black barber in a county of sharecroppers during the 1920s, Uncle Jed traveled for miles to tend to his customers. Saving his money to build his very own barbershop was a dream that had to be postponed because of his generous heart and the Depression. Then one glorious day, his 79th birthday, Uncle Jed finally opened the doors of his new shop. Full color.
Anna's mother had promised to buy her a new winter coat when the war was over. But when the World War II ended, there were still no coats to be had. There was hardly any food, and no one had any money. Things seem hopeless until Anna's mother thinks of a very unusual way to get Anna a new winter coat at last.