New York: Macmillan, 1969. Hardcover - The NY Times, in citing this as one of the "Best books of 1969" described it as "four fables, celebrating the deeds of a 'strong black boy' wrought with pride and talent - and, cumulatively, nothing less than an allegory of the the black man's changing role in American society. " Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. 62 pp.