First edition. Pictures by Harold James. Slight edgewear else near fine in a very good dust jacket with fading on the spine, short tears, and a clipped corner on the front flap. Warmly Inscribed by the author to editor and author, Charlotte Zolotow: ""To Charlotte without whose guidance Tessie would never have reached first base. Jesse."" From the library of Charlotte Zolotow, editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which believed the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognized and treated as the equal of adults.