
Keith Lives in San Diego with his wife and German Shepherd. As guest artist, he crafted the 2017 Google Doodle commemorating Martin Luther King Day. A trip to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, community support, discipline, and hard work will shape his passion. hardcover Synopsis A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy. Black boy joy can be found in many places, and Langston finds it in basketball and dance. The NAACP Image Award-nominated artist and designer has created posters and fine art prints for more than forty years. The First Novelist winner is When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley (published by Simon & Schuster). Keith Mallett has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. 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’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. 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. When Langston Dances written by Kaija Langley, illustrated by Keith Mallett.

Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Kaija Langley has been writing since she fell in love with words at age seven.
