Ashley Bryan Reading Order
1 series · 61 books
Ashley Bryan was an American author and illustrator whose body of work celebrates African-American culture and heritage through children's literature. Over four decades, he created more than sixty standalone books that brought diverse stories, folklore, and voices to young readers with distinctive artistic vision. His contributions to children's publishing earned him recognition as a vital figure in expanding representation and cultural authenticity in books for children.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete61 books
Start with The ox of the wonderful horns, and other African folktales, the first of 61 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 contes d'Afrique noire |
| 2 | All Things Bright and Beautiful |
| 3 | All night, all day |
| 4 | Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift |
| 5 | Ashley Bryan's puppets |
| 6 | Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African-American Poetry |
| 7 | Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum |
| 8 | Beat the Story-drum, Pum-pum |
| 9 | Beat the story-drum, pum-pum |
| 10 | Beat the story-drum, pum-pum |
| 11 | Beat the story-drum, pum-pum |
| 12 | Beautiful Blackbird |
| 13 | Beautiful Blackbird and Other Folktales |
| 14 | Blooming Beneath the Sun |
| 15 | By trolley past Thimbledon Bridge |
| 16 | Can't scare me! |
| 17 | Christmas gif' |
| 18 | Christmas gif' |
| 19 | Contes et fables d'Afrique |
| 20 | Forgotten Room |
| 21 | Freedom Over Me |
| 22 | I Am Loved |
| 23 | I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two |
| 24 | Infinite Hope |
| 25 | Le fou |
| 26 | Let It Shine |
| 27 | Lion and the Ostrich Chicks |
| 28 | Ox of the Wonderful Horns and Other African Folktales |
| 29 | Salting the Ocean |
| 30 | Salting the ocean |
| 31 | Sing to the Sun |
| 32 | The night has ears |
| 33 | The story of lightning & thunder |
| 34 | Walk Together Children, Black American Spirituals, Volume One |
| 35 | We rise, we resist, we raise our voices |
| 36 | What a Morning! |
| 37 | Who built the stable? |
| 38 | The ox of the wonderful horns, and other African folktales 1971 |
| 39 | Walk Together Children 1974 |
| 40 | The adventures of Aku 1976 |
| 41 | The dancing granny 1977 |
| 42 | Beat the story-drum, pum-pum 1980 |
| 43 | I'm going to sing 1982 |
| 44 | The cat's purr 1985 |
| 45 | Lion and the ostrich chicks, and other African folk tales 1986 |
| 46 | Sh-ko and his eight wicked brothers 1988 |
| 47 | Pourquoi Tales 1989 |
| 48 | The Dancing Granny and Other African Folk Tales 1989 |
| 49 | Turtle knows your name 1989 |
| 50 | The story of lightning & thunder 1993 |
| 51 | Ashley Bryan 1994 |
| 52 | Lion and the Ostrich Chicks 1996 |
| 53 | Sing to the Sun 1996 |
| 54 | Ashley Bryan's African tales, uh-huh 1998 |
| 55 | Dix contes d'Afrique noire 1999 |
| 56 | The Night Has Ears 1999 |
| 57 | Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry 2001 |
| 58 | All Night, All Day 2003 |
| 59 | Beautiful blackbird 2003 |
| 60 | Ashley Bryan's Beautiful Blackbird and Other Folktales 2004 |
| 61 | Let it Shine 2007 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Ashley Bryan written?
- Ashley Bryan has written 61 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1971 to 2007.
- Are Ashley Bryan's series complete?
- Ashley Bryan has 1 completed series.