Jazz

Jazz - Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers
Holiday House
ISBN:0-8234-1545-7

My rating: 4.5 out of 5

This is a poetry book centered around the theme of jazz music. I enjoyed this book, mainly because of it's subject. I love music and I really like jazz. I found that with this book, it really helped me to read these poems aloud in order to find the right rhythm. I think many kids will like this, especially when they can find their own rhythm.

The illustrations in this book are wonderful. I love this style and how each poem had its own jazzy picture. The pictures were not generic either - many of the paintings were of famous jazz musicians, such as Billie Holiday.

If you are looking for poetry books that kids will enjoy, "Jazz" certainly qualifies as one.