From the Vault: Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan was a celebrated teacher, author, and artist, committed to filling the void of Black representation by creating children’s books about the African and African American experience. He published over seventy books – most of his own creation, as well as illustrating texts of other eminent authors such as Nikki Giovanni, Nikki Grimes, Langston Hughes, and Paul Laurence Dunbar to name a few. Ashley traveled tirelessly to conferences, festivals, museums, and universities and visited children in schools in the United States and Africa. He was beloved by teachers and librarians for expanding the literary landscape.