BRYAN, Ashley. Freedom Over Me. Eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brough to life by Ashley Bryan. NY: Atheneum [2016]. Square 8vo, [48]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every other page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 

 

First edition. 2017 Caldecott Honor Book! Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of the life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.