Climbing Jacob's Ladder Auto Ashley Bryan FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE

FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD

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But Anne quickly realizes her dream is too good to be true

Climbing Jacob's Ladder Auto Ashley Bryan FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZEClimbing Jacob's Ladder is John Langstaff's work celebrating heroes of the bible in African American Spirituals. An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes in which "naive, lively illustrations in brilliant hues depict the Biblical figures as African Americans might have imagined them, in their own image and likeness, in shades ranging from cafe au lait to molasses." (Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle)