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1) Ashley Bryan's Beautiful Blackbird and Other Folktales

Author

Edition

Unabridged

Description

Ashley Bryan travels from coast to coast speaking and performing and is an award-winning author and illustrator. He turned 80 years old in 2003 and lives on an island off the coast of Maine.

Take a front row seat for Ashley Bryan’s performance of:

Beautiful Blackbird

Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together

Tortoise, Hare and the Sweet Potatoes

Hen and Frog

Frog and His Two Wives

How Animals Got Their Tales

2) Freedom over me: eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

[2016]

Edition

First edition.

Appears on list

Books for kids that address race and racism

Description

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"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--

3) I Know a Man…Ashley Bryan

Pub. Date

2022.

Description

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Ashley Bryan is a 94-year-old creative wonder who skips and jumps in his heart like a child. He served in a World War II all-Black battalion and experienced the D-Day and the racism of a segregated Army. As a result he dedicated his life to creating beauty and joy, spreading love and awe through his art. He's a poet/illustrator of over 50 award-winning children's books, former professor at Dartmouth College, and maker of magical puppets and sea glass...

4) Ashley Bryan: words to my life's song

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

2009

Edition

1st ed.

5) The dancing granny

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

1987, c1977

Edition

1st Aladdin Books ed.

Description

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

6) Beautiful blackbird

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

c2003

Edition

1st ed.

Description

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In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."

7) Ashley Bryan's Puppets

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

[2015]

Edition

First edition.

8) Infinite hope: a Black artist's journey from World War II to peace

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

[2019]

Edition

First edition.

Description

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"This book details artist Ashley Bryan's experiences as a Black soldier in the segregated army of WWII." -- Provided by publisher.

9) All things bright and beautiful

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Pub. Date

c2010

Edition

1st ed.

10) We rise, we resist, we raise our voices

Pub. Date

[2018]

Edition

First edition.

Appears on list

Texas

Description

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"This collection of essays and interviews presents 36 contributors to this emerging movement discussing a broad range of topics -- activism, healthcare, education, LGBT issues, the environment, to name a few -- affecting the political and cultural environment of future generations." -- Provided by publisher.

11) I am loved

Author

Giovanni, Nikki

Pub. Date

[2018]

Edition

First Edition

Description

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Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of color, shape, and movement, added a visual layering that drums the most impartant message of all to young, old, parent, child, grandparent, and friend alike: You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. As a bonus, one page is mirrored, so children reading the book can see exactly who is loved--themselves!