Though none of his friends can remember Upsilimana Tumpalerado's name, Granny insists that he learn and use it. "At the ... MoreTurtle Knows Your Name
Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.... MoreThe Dancing Granny
Here are five Nigerian folktales, retold in language as rhythmic as the beat of the story-drum, and illustrated with vib... MoreBeat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes.... MoreClimbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals
From Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan comes a vibrant picture book retelling of a West African myth.A long t... MoreThe Story of Lightning and Thunder
Ashley Bryan says, "I have subtitled this collection A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals. It could r... MoreAll Night All Day: A Child's First Book of African American Spirituals
A young village boy living in the Caribbean has one problem--his name is so long that not one person can remember it. He... MoreTurtle Knows Your Name
Why an alphabet book of African American poets? Simply as a way of presenting the work of many poets, poets who write fo... MoreABC of African American Poetry
A spider, frogs, a tortoise, and a magic ox are among the characters in a collection of five traditional tales from Afri... MoreThe Ox of the Wonderful Horns: And Other African Folktales
Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat ends up swallowin... MoreThe Cat's Purr
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