{"product_id":"ashley-bryans-abc-of-african-american-poetry-9780689840456","title":"Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator Ashley Bryan comes a luminously illustrated primer on celebrated African American poets, from A to Z.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"And God stepped out on space, \u003cbr\u003e And he looked around and said: \u003cbr\u003e I'm lonely--I'll make me a world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --James Weldon Johnson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection brings together inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American poets and is sure to delight readers of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAshley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include \u003ci\u003eFreedom Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSail Away\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLet It Shine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAshley Bryan's Book of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhat a Wonderful World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412806734098,"sku":"9780689840456","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fa27374-a7d9-4477-aef6-a0ea9f094c9c.jpg?v=1737111561","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ashley-bryans-abc-of-african-american-poetry-9780689840456","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}