A review by booksenvogue
Rent Party Jazz by Charlotte Riley-Webb, William Miller
3.0
The artwork of these illustrations caught my attention and helped this selection stand out to me. Each page looked like a classical work of art. It was reminiscent of Van Gogh's Starry Night brush strokes or those of Edvard Munch's The Scream. I thoroughly enjoyed the aesthetics.
The story itself was disheartening to elude people of color not paying their rent even though the outcome was positive. I believe there may be other more quality multicultural books set in Louisiana. I would only include this title in my classroom library if I had another title that depicted wealthy people of color in the same area to offset the possibility of presenting a single narrative.
The story itself was disheartening to elude people of color not paying their rent even though the outcome was positive. I believe there may be other more quality multicultural books set in Louisiana. I would only include this title in my classroom library if I had another title that depicted wealthy people of color in the same area to offset the possibility of presenting a single narrative.