作者介紹
作者介紹 Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1818-1895)�was an Irish hymn writer and poetess.� Born in Dublin, Ireland in the 1800�s, she first began writing verse when she was a little girl. �Mrs. Alexander would eventually write over 400 hymns and many poems.� The welfare of children was deeply important to her.� She donated the proceeds from her book Hymns for Little Children from which All Things Bright and Beautiful comes, to help build and maintain a school for children who were deaf or mute.�In addition to All Things Bright and Beautiful Mrs. Alexander�s hymn There is a Green Hill Far Away and the Christmas carol Once in Royal David�s City are sung and celebrated all around the world.�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 was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book,�Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King�Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been 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 lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.