Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan's Abc of African American Poetry

Brief Description: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience. Brief Description: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience. Marc Notes: A Jean Karl book.; Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience. Publisher Marketing: Why an alphabet book of African American poets? Simply as a way of presenting the work of many poets, poets who write for adults as well as children, in a form that both children and adults can enjoy. Though this is not an alphabet book in the traditional sense, it is an A to Z look at twenty-five poems and one African American spiritual selected by Ashley Bryan from a wide range of African American poets. His selections are, for the most part, not complete poems, but fragments -- samples that are complete in their own way, and that inspired him to create pictures that capture the essence of the poetry in another form. his marvelous paintings, in tempera and gouache, are his salute to the twenty-five poets whose works are included. Well known for his story-telling, his picture books, his own poetry, and for his lectures on African American poetry, Ashley Bryan here gives readers of all ages a chance to share the joy he has experienced in the work of some of the poets he especially enjoys. Review Citations:

Booklist 09/01/1997 pg. 128 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 09/01/1997 pg. 200 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

New York Times 02/15/1998 pg. 25 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1997 pg. 160 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1998 pg. 41 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 316 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 447 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 692 (EAN 9780689812095, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 11/20/2000 pg. 70 (EAN 9780689840456, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 316 (EAN 9780689840456, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 447 (EAN 9780689840456, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 692 (EAN 9780689840456, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Bryan, Ashley 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 has been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; he has also been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine, where the sea's energy sustains his own.