John Langstaff

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John Meredith Langstaff (1920–2005) was a music educator and author who created the Christmas Revels and wrote the Caldecott Medal–winning children’s book Frog Went A-Courtin’.

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Books by John Langstaff

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals

By John Langstaff

Illustrated by Ashley Bryan

Climbing Jacob's Ladder is John Langstaff's work celebrating heroes of the bible in African-American Spirituals.

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