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Lot of 4 Ashley Bryan HC Books: Blackbird; Wonderful Life; Freedom; Ox of Wonder

Four books in "very good" to "like new" condition. Just a bit of edgewear to the illustrated boards. Bryan fused these seemingly separate art forms within his books for children. “I try not to accept walls and boundaries and definitions in a strict way,” he says.

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Condition	Four books in "very good" to "like new" condition. Beautiful Blackbird, Freedom over Me, and What a Wonderful Life are "like new" -- clean and tight, no writing or tears. No djs. Just a bit of edgewear to the illustrated boards. The Ox of the Wonderful Horns has some edgewear to the boards and dj, and a remainder mark on the top edge.
Condition	Very Good
Format	Hardcover
Language	English
Book Title	Multiple titles
Author	Ashley Bryan
Publisher	Atheneum
Genre	Children's Picture Books
Topic	Ashley Bryan, African-American children's books

Lot of 4 Ashley Bryan HC Books: Freedom Over Me; Beautiful Blackbird; What a Wonderful Life; and The Ox of the Wonderful Horns and Other African Folktales.

Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) was an eclectic artist who used painting, poetry, music, collage, and prose to tell stories. Bryan fused these seemingly separate art forms within his books for children. “I try not to accept walls and boundaries and definitions in a strict way,” he says. “I would hope that everything I do is interrelated.”

Bryan is known for retelling African folktales in a distinct, rhythmic prose that is heavily influenced by African-American poetry. In 1981, his collection of Nigerian folktales, Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum, received the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award. In 2012, Bryan was awarded the Coretta Scott King — Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Four books in "very good" to "like new" condition. Beautiful Blackbird, Freedom over Me, and What a Wonderful Life are "like new" -- clean and tight, no writing or tears. No djs. Just a bit of edgewear to the illustrated boards. The Ox of the Wonderful Horns has some edgewear to the boards and dj, and a remainder mark on the top edge.

Freedom Over Me: Later printing, 2016, Atheneum.

Beautiful Blackbird: Later printing, 2003, Atheneum.

What a Wonderful Life: Later printing, 1995, Atheneum.

The Ox of the Wonderful Horns and Other African Folktales. First edition thus, 1993, Atheneum. This book is not a children's picture book, but for older readers (adolescent and up). Five African folktales, retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan. 41 pages.