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The Dancing Granny describes Spider Ananse's ploy to get Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden--but his own trick does him in.Spider Ananse takes advantage of Granny Anika's love of dancing and sets her to dancing again and again while he steals food from her luxuriant garden.

The Cat's Purr is Ashely Bryan's story of an unlikely friendship and the fun that ensues.Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat ends up swallowing the drum, and that is how he got his purr.

This collection of twenty-six proverbs, some serious and some humorous, have been culled from a variety of African tribes. Full color.

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.

Full of clever, magic, and foolish creatures, this lavish new collection brings together 14 previously published African folktales by Ashley Bryan. Each story is told in a rich, lyrical voice.Three-color and b&w, illustrations.

Ashley's autobiography is full of art, photographs, and the poignant never-say-never tale of his rich life, a life that has always included drawing and painting. Even as a boy growing up during the Depression, he painted -- finding cast off objects to turn into books and kites and toy and art. Even as a solder in the segregated Army on the beaches of Normandy, he sketched -- keeping charcoal crayons and paper in his gasmask to draw with during...

This Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book showcases 20 of the best-known and best-loved African-American spirituals, accompanied by full-color pictures, piano accompaniment, and guitar chords.

With vibrant cut-paper collages, a Coretta Scott King Award-winner presents an adaptation of a folktale from Zimbabwe that celebrates the importance of appreciating one's own inner beauty. Full color.

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