" All Things Bright and Beautiful is one of the most beloved hymns ever written. Cecil Frances Alexander's timeless ode to nature calls everyone to celebrate the wonders of life, great and small, seen and unseen. Now Bruce Whatley offers a fresh interpretation of this classic for the whole family to enjoy. Through his lush paintings, we join a little girl's country ramble and share her appreciation of the beauty around her: a flower, th ..."
"What simpler way could there be to express to children the beauty and the harmony in the world around them than through the lyrics of this song by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, made famous by the great Louis Armstrong? And what better visual accompaniment than the bright colorful artwork by award-winning Ashley Bryan depicting children of many backgrounds (and Louis Armstrong himself) performing a puppet show that brings the lyrics ..."
"Walk Together Children is a collection of spirituals songs brought to life from award winning children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan. Lovingly updated and with a foreword from Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith, recipient of the 2011 Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for lifetime achievement, this edition includes such favorites as “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands;” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot;” and “When th ..."
"In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes."
"Angry at his brother for not taking him deep-sea fishing, Jethro stomps off, meets a jumbie, and enlists its help in changing his brother's mind."
All Night, All Day(Reprint) A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals All Night, All Day by AshleyBryan, Compiler-AshleyBryan, David Manning Thomas Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2004 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86786-6, ISBN: 0-689-86786-7
"Ashley Bryan says, "I have subtitled this collection A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals. It could really be called Spirituals for the Young and ALL! And so it could be, for the songs it presents can be enjoyed by people of every age and every level of musical skill. Mr. Bryan goes on to say, "Wherever I travel, people sing these songs. Often they do not know that they are singing spirituals. They associate them with the ..."
Who Built the Stable? A Nativity Poem by AshleyBryan Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2012 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-4424-0934-7, ISBN: 1-4424-0934-7
"Who built the stable where Jesus lay? Multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan has a very good idea in this beautiful and moving new layer to the nativity story. Riding in an open Jeep across the plains of Africa, beloved and nationally acclaimed author and illustrator Ashley Bryan found himself comparing the terrain to Jerusalem, and the bumpy journey to that of Mary s travel on a donkey. And he came up with a question: Wh ..."
"Have you seen my country? Seen my magic skies?Seen my mighty waters?Have you seen my land? Have you seen my country?Seen my wings abound?Seen my water creatures?Seen my beasts and fowl?Have you seen my people?We hail from every shore.Have you seen my homeland?Have you seen my country? Have you seen my America?In this stunning tribute to our country, Coretta Scott King Award winners Ashley Bryan and Jan Spivey Gilchrist remind us that Am ..."
Carol of the Brown King Nativity Poems by Langston Hughes, AshleyBryan Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-81877-6, ISBN: 0-689-81877-7
"The wonder of Christmas never ceases. Each year the holiday comes and its story seems fresh and new. The ways of telling about the very first Christmas are as many and as varied as the stars in the sky. And so it was for Langston Hughes, who recounted those long-ago events in six different ways -- in live poems he wrote and in one he translated from the Spanish. In this memorable book, these six poems are simply and movingly illustrate ..."
AshleyBryan(1st Edition) Words to My Life's Song by AshleyBryan, Bill Mcguinness Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2009 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-0541-7, ISBN: 1-4169-0541-3
"Ashley's autobiography is full of art, photographs, and the poignant never-say-never tale of his rich life, a life that has always included drawing and painting. Even as a boy growing up during the Depression, he painted -- finding cast off objects to turn into books and kites and toy and art. Even as a solder in the segregated Army on the beaches of Normandy, he sketched -- keeping charcoal crayons and paper in his gasmask to draw with ..."
"Introduction by Augusta Baker. When Charlemae Hill Rollinss Christmas Gif was first published in 1963, it was greeted with much fanfare and celebration. Here, at long last, was the only collection of Christmas poems, stories, songs, and plantation recipes written by and about African-Americans. Ms. Rollins, an internationally renowned childrens librarian and advocate, was often asked by parents, teachers, and children for African Americ ..."
Climbing Jacob's Ladder Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals by John Langstaff, AshleyBryan Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1991 by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-0-689-50494-5, ISBN: 0-689-50494-2
"An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes."
The Cat's Purr(1st Edition) by AshleyBryan Hardcover, 44 Pages, Published 1985 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-689-31086-7, ISBN: 0-689-31086-2
"Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat ends up swallowing the drum, and that is how he got his purr."
"How God Fix Jonah "Utterly delightful" is how Zora Neal Hurston described this classic book when it was first published in 1946. Long out of print, Lorenz Graham's beautiful collection of Bible stories, told in the idiom of West Africa, is available again in an expanded edition newly illustrated by Ashley Bryan. Full description"
"Winner of: 2015 Parents' Choice Award, Picture Book This picture book takes children of all ages on a trolley-ride dream adventureFeaturing the extraordinary illustrations of Caldecott Honoree, Marvin Bileck, this book is a dream caught on paper with the sense of magic and wonder and unfettered imagination of a child. As sleep starts the journey into the blue, marvelous threads unravel dreamy images out of the blue revealing animals, ..."
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks And Other African Folk Poems by AshleyBryan Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1996 by Aladdin ISBN-13: 978-0-689-80713-8, ISBN: 0-689-80713-9
"Four folktales from different parts of Africa include the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks. Reprint. Coretta Scott King Honor Book. SLJ. H. "
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum by AshleyBryan Hardcover, 68 Pages, Published 1990 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-689-30769-0, ISBN: 0-689-30769-1
"When his handsome older brothers set off to woo the beautiful Princess Yakami, ugly Sh-ko must carry their bags, but his luck changes after meeting a rabbit who lost his fur coat."
I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni, AshleyBryan Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2018 by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Picture Book ISBN-13: 978-1-5344-0492-2, ISBN: 1-5344-0492-9
"Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates exactly that. Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of color, shape, and movement, added a visual lay ..."