When he walks, the whole street is his stage. A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy Joyperfect for fans of Firebird and Crown Langston likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to danceever since he saw the Alvin Ailey Dance Company perform. He wants to arabesque and attitude, grand battement and grand jeté. He longs to twirl into a pirouette, whirl into a piqué. Langston likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to dance-ever since he saw the Alvin Ailey Dance Company perform.

She’s called many places home over the years-New Jersey, Maryland, DC, California, Louisiana-and currently lives, writes, and plays in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her two bonsai and her beloved.Ī young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy Joy-perfect for fans of Firebird and Crown! Andrea Beaty and David Roberts 18.99 17.66 add to cart Starboy: Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie Jami Gigot 18.99 17.66 add to cart When Langston Dances Kaija Langley and Keith Mallett 17.99 16.73 add to cart Big Boys Cry Jonty Howley 18. She knew she was onto something when she wrote her first poem and her grade school classmates thought she’d copied it from a book! A proud alumna of Morgan State University, a historically black college and university in Baltimore, Maryland, she received her MFA in fiction from St. Kids Book Read Aloud: When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley This book is being read with permission from Simon and SchusterWhen Langston Dancesby Kaija Langl. The subject of Armand and Freeman’s collaboration, Black ice cream vendor Augustus Jackson (18081852), began his life in Philadelphia, where slavery was outlawed. Join in a virtual story hour with Kaija Langley, author of “When Langston Dances.”īorn and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Kaija Langley has been writing since she fell in love with words at age seven. When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new featuresNFL Sunday Ticket © 2023.