Ashley Bryan

  • 9

    Catalog books

  • 10

    Works

  • 1987 to 2009

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Ashley Bryan has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 9 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh

    Simon & Schuster • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 198 pages.

  2. The Story of Lightning and Thunder

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 32 pages.

  3. Lion and the Ostrich Chicks : And Other African Folk Poems

    Simon & Schuster • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 96 pages.

  4. The cat's purr by Bryan, Ashley

    Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Pub. Co • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 42 pages.

  5. Ashley Bryan

    Atheneum Books for Young Readers • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. Beat the Story-drum, Pum-pum

    Paw Prints • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  7. Ashley Bryan: Poems and Folktales

    Audio Bookshelf • 1994 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1994.

  8. The Dancing Granny and Other African Folk Tales

    Caedmon Audio Cassette • 1989 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1989.

  9. Dancing Granny, The

    Simon & Schuster Merchandise & • 1987 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1987.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Story of Lightning and Thunder is the easier short commitment, while Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh asks for more reading time up front.
  • Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Story of Lightning and Thunder leans later in the catalog.

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