Visiting Langston by Willie Perdomo and Bryan Collier ill. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2005.

ISBN: 978-0-7569-6802-1

Annotation:

A young girl is excited about her visit to the house where her favorite poet, Langston Hughes once lived, especially because she is also a poet. The story explores the special connection between the two because of their shared passion as writers of poetry.

Media: Watercolor and collage

Simile: “ Wrote poems like jazz, Sang like love, Cried like blues”

Rating: 5Q/5P

RAC 7.30.09