Ashley Bryan, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-020829-5
In his first book of poems for both children and adults, Bryan elegantly and powerfully celebrates life--the sadness of leaving, the joy to be found in nature, the pride of family. He artfully blends the traditions of African American culture with...
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Ashley Bryan, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $6.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-71149-7
A dynamic West Indian folktale, by a master storyteller, about Granny Anika and the mischievous Spider Ananse. Ages 5-9. (August)
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Ashley Bryan, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82450-0
""Joyful in both word and palette,"" said PW, ""this African story tells why lightning and thunder reside in the sky and not on earth, as they once did."" Ages 4-8. (Jan.)
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Ashley Bryan, Author Aladdin Paperbacks $6.95 (96p) ISBN 978-0-689-80713-8
Illustrated with line art, each of four tales from a different region of Africa highlights the power of common sense. Ages 5-11. (Jan.)
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Ashley Bryan, Author Atheneum Books $16 (1p) ISBN 978-0-689-31836-8
Joyful in both word and palette, this African story tells why lightning and thunder reside in the sky and not on earth, as they once did. Ma Sheep Thunder and Son Ram Lightning live in an African village, summoning Rain by racing through the...
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Ashley Bryan, Author Atheneum Books $14.95 (30p) ISBN 978-0-689-31578-7
``Upsilimana Tumpalerado, / That's my name. / I took my time to learn it, / Won't you do the same?'' is the song of a boy, performing the name dance with Granny by the edge of the sea. While they dance, Turtle learns the boy's name, as he is the...
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Performed by , read by the author. Audio Bookshelf $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-883332-99-0
Bryan gives a joyous performance of his work on this recording of some of his favorite African tales. Adapted from the picture book Beautiful Blackbird
and the collection Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh Huh,
this project capitalizes on all...
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator Atheneum Books $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82427-2
In Bryan's (Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift, reviewed below) thoughtful introduction to this eclectic collection of 26 African proverbs from various traditions (Yoruba, Gola, Maasi, etc.), he reflects on the ""household of proverbs"" in which he...
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator HarperTrophy $7.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-443437-9
Bryan ``artfully blends the traditions of African American culture with those of Western art,'' said PW about his collection of poems, which ``elegantly and powerfully celebrates life.'' All ages. (Jan.)
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator Atheneum Books $8.95 (80p) ISBN 978-0-689-71107-7
Five Nigerian folktales, masterfully retold, are accompanied by vibrant woodcuts. Ages 8-12. (May)
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator . S&S/Atheneum $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-689-84732-5
Bryan (Beautiful Blackbird
) again proves himself a maestro with scissors (depicted on the endpages) in a series of arresting, kaleidoscopic cut-construction-paper collages that interprets three beloved spirituals: "This Little Light of Mine,"
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Ashley Bryan, Illustrator . S&S/Atheneum $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-84731-8
Storyteller Bryan's (What a Wonderful World) singular voice provides rhythm and sound effects throughout this musical adaptation of a Zambian tale. When gray Ringdove calls the other monotone birds together and asks, "Who of all is the most...
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Ashley Bryan. S&S/Atheneum, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-0934-7
“A child built the stable./ A little shepherd boy/ Apprenticed as a carpenter/ In his father’s employ” is Bryan’s (All Things Bright and Beautiful) answer to the title’s question. Told in rhyming verse, this touching take on the classic nativity...
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Ashley Bryan. S&S/Atheneum, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-7657-8
In Bryan’s folktale-style story, a boy is certain he’s above the rules, but he doesn’t suffer the usual comeuppance. Instead, he makes fools out of his enemies and earns his grandmother’s admiration. “Tanto, tanto, I’m wild and I’m free./ Grandma’s...
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Ashley Bryan, photos by Ken Hannon. S&S/Atheneum, $19.99 (80p) ISBN 978-1-4424-8728-4
Bryan (Can't Scare Me!) shows off another side of his artistry in this enchanting photographic tour of more than 30 puppets he has fashioned out of the flotsam and jetsam he finds on the beach around his Maine island studio. Sticks and bleached...
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Ashley Bryan. Atheneum/Dlouhy, $17.99 (56p) ISBN 978-1-4814-5690-6
Using a document from 1828 that lists the value of a U.S. landowner’s 11 slaves, Bryan (Sail Away) creates distinct personalities and voices for each, painting their portraits and imagining their dreams. He starts with the wife of the slave owner,...
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Ashley Bryan, Author, Bill McGuinness, Photographer , photos by Bill McGuinness. S&S/Atheneum $18.99 (58p) ISBN 978-1-4169-0541-7
Well-loved illustrator Bryan's pictures and recollections tell of his lifelong devotion to making and sharing art. His Antiguan-born parents sang, kept birds and sheltered orphans; they showed him how to resist convention and survive defeat....
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Ashley Bryan. Atheneum/Dlouhy, $21.99 (112p) ISBN 978-1-5344-0490-8
This stirring visual memoir of WWII is a personal departure for Bryan (Freedom Over Me), an artist best known for his vibrantly illustrated folktales and poetry for children. Drafted during 1943, his third year at Cooper Union, Bryan found the U.S....
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