# Blooming Beneath the Sun - Hardcover

by **Christina Rossetti** (Author), **Ashley Bryan** (Illustrator)

**Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a collection of celebrated English poet Christina Rossetti's poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.**

The world changes so quickly, but the joy and fun of being a child always remains. Christina Rossetti's classic nursery rhymes have embodied the simple essence of childhood for centuries, and now award-winning illustrator Ashley Bryan brings new life to them with this wonderfully illustrated selection of Rossetti's poetry.

Bryan's bright and intricate collage art perfectly complement Rossetti's simple text, and together they create a vibrant book for both kids--and kids at heart.

### Author Biography

Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet who wrote romantic, devotional, and children's poems.

Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, _Freedom Over Me_. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include _Freedom Over Me_; _Sail Away_; _Beautiful Blackbird_; _Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum_; _Let It Shine_; _Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets_; and _What a Wonderful World_. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10.1 x 8.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 16, 2019

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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