Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry - Paperback

by Ashley Bryan (Author), Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)

From Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator Ashley Bryan comes a luminously illustrated primer on celebrated African American poets, from A to Z.

"And God stepped out on space,
And he looked around and said:
I'm lonely--I'll make me a world."
--James Weldon Johnson

This collection brings together inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American poets and is sure to delight readers of all ages.

Back Jacket

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.