Harlem Renaissance Party poem and overly enthusiastic host family

and overly enthusiastic host family

such as swimming in the ocean

The walk to school is long

Today Mila is going to school for the first time

Rollicking rhyme and playful illustrations record a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their stay-at-home mother

Harlem Renaissance Party poem and overly enthusiastic host familyCaldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the Harlem Renaissance. Lonnie and his uncle go back to Harlem in the 1920s. Along the way, they meet famous writers, musicians, artists, and athletes, from Langston Hughes and W. E. B. Du Bois to Josephine Baker and Zora Neale Hurston and many more, who created this incredible period. And after an exciting day of walking with giants, Lonnie fully understands why