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Author Event: Tequitia Andrews - An Earth Song

Artist and illustrator Tequitia Andrews will visit the store to present and sign her new picture book, An Earth Song, which adapts a Langston Hughes poem.

Discover the power and joy of poetry in this simple, modern introduction to Langston Hughes, featuring an ode to spring and long-awaited new beginnings

In this illustrated adaptation of a beloved Langston Hughes poem, a child delights as the world around him awakens from winter and comes to life with the long-awaited arrival of spring and new beginnings of all kinds.

Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was an American poet, writer, columnist, civil rights activist, and one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance. Tequitia Andrews is an artist and illustrator from Richmond, Virginia. Her illustrations have been included in Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic and numerous YA novel covers. This will be her first full-length picture book and her first book with Cameron Kids.