Epaminondas and his Auntie is one of a series of books for young children written by Sara Cone Bryant and illustrated by Inez Hogan. It was first published by Buccaneer Books in 1907.
The eponymous character is a young black boy, and the stories are based on a folk tales from the Southern states of the U.S. Like The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, the Epaminondas books have been criticised for as having racist overtones and stereotypes.
The stories are really about the problem of miscommunication between adults and children.
Later versions of the tale were published by Constance Egan, Eve Merriam, Mary Claire Pinckney and Cathy East Dubowski. Some versions are written in English or French.
- ISBN 0-89966-556-X
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