There Was a Party for Langston

There Was a Party for LangstonA Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book New York Times bestselling and award winning author Jason Reynoldss debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired. Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes. His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart

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