What a Morning!: the Christmas Story in Black Spirituals

Brief Description: Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning. Includes printed music for voice and piano. Brief Description: Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning. Includes printed music for voice and piano. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 303 (EAN 9780689504228, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 324 (EAN 9780689504228, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/11/1987 (EAN 9780689504228, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 265 (EAN 9780689808074, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Langstaff, John Langstaff has had a career as a concert singer, recording artist, authority in the field of ritual music, and teacher. He is founder of The Christmas Revels, a celebratory form of participatory theater, of which he is artistic director. Contributor Bio:  Bryan, Ashley Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he has been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; he has also been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine, where the sea's energy sustains his own.