Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry

And God stepped out on space,
And he looked around and said:
I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world.
-- James Weldon Johnson
Thus begins Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's collection of inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American poets. Beautifully illustrated with his own tempera and gouache paintings, Ashley Bryan's unique alphabet book will delight readers of any age

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2001
ISBN: 9780689840456
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 11.94h x 7.68w x 0.11d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/20/2000 pg. 70