Download or read book Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum written by Ashley Bryan and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1987-06-30 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Coretta Scott King Award–winning creator Ashley Bryan comes a rhythmic picture book of five Nigerian folktales. From the silly tale of a monkey’s speech being sprinkled with shoo bee do’s and hay baa ba ree bop’s to the more poignant story of two young friends—a snake and a frog—being warned away from each other by their prejudiced mothers, these five tales and their striking woodcut illustrations are sure to enchant young readers.