Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan

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Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine. Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.
1st September 1993

Turtle Knows Your Name

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

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1st August 1987

The Dancing Granny

Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.... MoreThe Dancing Granny

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31st May 1987

Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum

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

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31st October 1993

The Story of Lightning and Thunder

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

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30th March 1991

All Night All Day: A Child's First Book of African American Spirituals

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

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30th October 1989

Turtle Knows Your Name

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

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1st August 1997

ABC of African American Poetry

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

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31st March 1993

The Ox of the Wonderful Horns: And Other African Folktales

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

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1st March 1985

The Cat's Purr

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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