{"product_id":"ashley-bryans-puppets-making-something-from-everything-hardcover-1","title":"Ashley Bryan's Puppets: Making Something from Everything - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAshley Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved Coretta Scott King Award-winning storyteller and creator Ashley Bryan reveals the vibrant spirit of found objects in this magnificent treasury of poetry and puppets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle Cranberry Island. It's a small island, with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, but it's got more than its share of treasures--including the magnificent Ashley Bryan himself, a world-renowned storyteller and author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eAll Night, All Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e. Daily, for decades, Ashley has walked up and down the beach, stopping to pick up sea glass, weathered bones, a tangle of fishing net, an empty bottle, a doorknob. Treasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then, with glue and thread and paint and a sprinkling of African folklore, Ashley breathes new life into these materials. Others might consider it beach junk, but Ashley sees worlds of possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAshley Bryan's two-foot-tall hand puppets swell with personality and beauty, and in this majestic collection they make their literary debut, each with a poem that tells of their creation and further enlivens their spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include \u003ci\u003eFreedom Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSail Away\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLet It Shine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAshley Bryan's Book of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhat a Wonderful World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 10.19 x 10.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300866867449,"sku":"9781442487284","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aTdxWVYzYTREbDI1SEFVSXVQR3V6UT09_84a98fcd-4fa9-446b-9e9a-8ef300f35eda.webp?v=1769260956","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ashley-bryans-puppets-making-something-from-everything-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}