Ashley Bryan

Beloved storyteller and creator Ashley Bryan reveals the vibrant spirit of found objects in this magnificent treasury of poetry and puppets. Little Cranberry Island. It's a small island, with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, but it's got more than its share of treasures-including the magnificent Ashley Bryan himself, a world-renowned storyteller and author of such classics as All Night, All Day and Beautiful Blackbird. Daily, for decades, Ashley...

"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"--

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.

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.

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

Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns.

Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa.