Bryan, Ashley

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Who built the stable?

a nativity poem
2012
A shepherd boy apprenticed to his carpenter father builds a stable and then welcomes two weary travelers from Nazareth.

Can't scare me!

2013
A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother.

Climbing Jacob's ladder

heroes of the Bible in African-American spirituals
1991

Lion and the ostrich chicks, and other African folk tales

1996
Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen peoples of Africa.

Beat the story-drum, pum-pum

1987
Five traditional Nigerian tales include "Hen and Frog," "Why Bush Cow and Elephant are Bad Friends," "The Husband Who Counted the Spoonfuls," "Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together," and "How Animals Got Their Tails.".

The story of lightning & thunder

1993
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.

All night, all day

a child's first book of African-American spirituals
1991
A selection of twenty spirituals from the time of slavery. Includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords.

Lion and the ostrich chicks, and other African folk tales

1986
Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa.

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American poetry

2001
Presents poems or excerpts from poems written by African-American poets, featuring one selection for each letter of the alphabet.

Sing to the sun

poems and pictures
1992
A collection of poems and paintings celebrating the ups and downs of life.

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