Visiting Langston is about a young girl who lives in Harlem and admires Langston Hughes and his career. She writes in verse and is a dreamer. Throughout the book the reader can understand her love and admiration for Langston Hughes. It will give readers the motivation to find someone they admire and shape what they do after them, for example, writing poetry. ( )

A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer. Illustrations are vivid and provide readers with much to explore.

Good introduction to Langston Hughes and the impact his legacy has on other African American writers and poets. Would need to supplement this book with poetry written by Langston Hughes, so that students could begin to discover for themselves the hope, dreams, sadness, and desires that his poetry expressed. I like the connections that are established by the girl in this book to a mentor. ( )

A young and aspiring poet is excited to visit the house of her hero and famous poet, Langston Hughes. This short buy rhythmic story takes a look in the past and honors a person who was very influential in the Harlem Renaissance. ( )

I don’t like this book because it doesn’t have a plot, it didn’t seem to have a theme or underlying message, and I didn’t like the pictures. The girl is talking about going to Langston’s house and that she likes to write like Langston Hughes but she doesn’t actually do anything or go anywhere. There didn’t seem to be a theme or message in this book, I suppose it was simply for enjoyment. The pictures were very dark and didn't seem to follow the story well. ( )

Summary: Visiting Langston tells the story of a young girl who is visiting the home of the famous poet, Langston Hughes. She is very excited to visit the home of Langston Hughes because she connects with him since she is also a poet.

Review:
"Visiting Langston" is a great example of poetry for younger children. However, the book had no real meaning and content in my opinion. All I took from the book is the young girl of the story is visiting the home of Langston Hughes and she is a poet as well. As a reader, I felt the story had no real plot or climax. ( )