Spotty series-Wilcox & Griswold Mystery the adorable Pakistani American heroine

the adorable Pakistani American heroine of this irresistible younger middle grade novel about a girl who introduces her class to the art of mehndi for International Day

He just double-dipped

hungry for revenge

and it is equally at home in the classroom or being read on a parent's lap

eventually becoming one of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators of all time and paving the way for countless other Black artists

Spotty series-Wilcox & Griswold Mystery the adorable Pakistani American heroineREY, Margaret. Spotty. With Pictures by H. A. Rey. [NY]: Harper & Brothers [1945]. 4to, [32]pp. Blue quarter cloth with color pictorial boards. Color illustrations throughout. Spine ends a bit rubbed, corners worn, edges less so with some light sunning, cloth slightly soiled, else an internally clean, tight copy. Signed by the author, Margaret Rey, who with her husband, H. A. Rey, created Curious George. Probable first edition, given the war time