Let it Shine, written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, is the 2008 winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. This is a beautiful picture book with the words to three well-known spirituals as the text of the book. A note from the author at the end of the book explained that these spirituals were originally created by slaves who were not allowed to read and write, but whose creativity could not be contained. So they sang their hopes, sorrows, and joys. The three songs chosen for this book were “This Little Light of Mine”, “Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In”, and “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”. The art in the book comes from cut-construction-paper collages, and vividly depicts the lyrics of the songs. This book is a perfect complement to the Coretta Scott King winner for text this year.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Let It Shine
Let it Shine, written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, is the 2008 winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. This is a beautiful picture book with the words to three well-known spirituals as the text of the book. A note from the author at the end of the book explained that these spirituals were originally created by slaves who were not allowed to read and write, but whose creativity could not be contained. So they sang their hopes, sorrows, and joys. The three songs chosen for this book were “This Little Light of Mine”, “Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In”, and “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”. The art in the book comes from cut-construction-paper collages, and vividly depicts the lyrics of the songs. This book is a perfect complement to the Coretta Scott King winner for text this year.
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