Ellen Tarry (1906–2008)

Interesting mix of fable and 1940's social commentary. Ellen Tarry was an African-American author. The "colored" baby (a term not used today) is adopted by a white female, who is probably unmarried (a head nurse in a hospital--usually unmarried in 1940). So while some of the language is obsolete, and the action controversial (some have expressed objection over an African-American child being adopted by a white person), it was definitely ahead of its time in 1940 (segregation was still the law in many states and in the military; interracial relationships of any kind were frowned upon). The book reads similar to a poem or limerick, and is something very different.… (mehr)