Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A beautiful first edition/first printing, Bound in laminated pictorial boards and end papers illustrated in collage, Fine condition in alike pictorial dust-jacket.

Winning the 1995 Caldecott Medal, Bunting's story of a boy's recollections of the 1992 LA riots presents the issues of prejudice and racism to encourage young people to ponder and ask questions. "Smoky Night is a story about cats--and people--who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brings them together." (from the dust-jacket) ; Color Illustrations; Square 4to ; [32] pages.