Bibliography:
Bryan, Ashley. (2007). Let it Shine. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689847327
Summary:
The book has illustrations that serve as a backdrop to the lyrics of three different spirituals. The first is This Little Light, which talks about letting your light shine no matter the circumstances. The second spiritual was When The Saints, which expresses the desire to be among God’s chosen during the time of judgment. The final spiritual was In His Hands. This one describes the omnipresent nature of God.
Impressions:
The book makes use of vivid illustrations to capture the attention of young readers while also teaching well known spirituals. It is very fun to sing along with (which is what I did), and it’s great to see how the words are illustrated through the colorful and fun illustrations. Despite its notoriety for being given the Coretta Scott King award, the book is universal in its themes and universally appreciable. I thought the book was very entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Reviews:
"Bryan (Beautiful Blackbird) again proves himself a maestro with scissors (depicted on the endpages) in a series of arresting, kaleidoscopic cut-construction paper collages that interprets three beloved spirituals"
"Bryan (Beautiful Blackbird) again proves himself a maestro with scissors (depicted on the endpages) in a series of arresting, kaleidoscopic cut-construction paper collages that interprets three beloved spirituals"
(November 27, 2006). Library Journals LLC [Review of the book Let it Shine.]. Publisher's Weekly. Available from booksinprint.com
"Each double-page spread of this oversize picture book is an explosion of shapes and bright colors. Stocky figures, silhouetted against swirling colors are created from geometric shapes woven together. Rather than conceive a story to accompany the lyrics, Bryan presents series of scenes to reflect each set of lyrics."
Enos, Randall. (November 15, 2006). American Library Association [Review of the book Let it Shine.]. Booklist. Available from booksinprint.com
Suggestions For Use:
This book would be great to have the kids sing along with. It should be “read” more than once. The first time, the kids should be looking at the vivid and interesting pictures while the “reader” sings the songs to the listeners. While this is happening, the kids will pick up on the songs because they are so repetitive. Then, the lyrics could be given to the children and everyone could then sing and clap and dance together.
This book would be great to have the kids sing along with. It should be “read” more than once. The first time, the kids should be looking at the vivid and interesting pictures while the “reader” sings the songs to the listeners. While this is happening, the kids will pick up on the songs because they are so repetitive. Then, the lyrics could be given to the children and everyone could then sing and clap and dance together.
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