Ashley Bryan
American children's writer and illustrator · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1923 to 2022 · aged 98
Ashley Frederick Bryan was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Most of his subjects are from the African-American experience.
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2022Died4 February 20222011Regina MedalAward2009Children's Literature Legacy AwardAward1981Coretta Scott King AwardAward1923Born13 July 1923
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About this person
He was a U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006 and he won the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his contribution to American children's literature in 2009. His picture book Freedom Over Me was short-listed for the 2016 Kirkus Prize and received a Newbery Honor.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2022 · aged 98
