{"product_id":"harlem-at-four-9780593429341","title":"Harlem at Four","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning picture book comprising two incredible stories--the first part chronicles the adventures of a four-year-old Black girl named Harlem, while the second part describes the history of Harlem the neighborhood. From a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and a critically acclaimed illustrator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautiful picture book in two parts, meet Harlem: the girl and the neighborhood. Part one follows the adventures of a little girl named Harlem and her single father as they go on a museum \"playdate\" with painters Romare Bearden and Jean-Michel Basquiat, listen to John Coltrane records, and conduct science experiments in their apartment (\"The volcano erupts \/Red lava on Valentine's Day!\"). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart two takes us back to the fourth year of the twentieth century in Harlem the neighborhood. Here, we are introduced to Philip A. Payton Jr., aka Papa Payton, whose Afro-American Realty Company gave birth to the Black housing explosion, helping to start America's Great Black Migration. Because of Papa Peyton, Black families--like Harlem and her father a century later--could move to Harlem and thrive and flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a completely unique, absolutely gorgeous picture book by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator that weaves together the lives of a modern Black family and a historically Black neighborhood in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Michael Datcher\u003c\/b\u003e received his B.S. from UC Berkeley and his Ph.D. from UC Riverside in English Literature. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003eRaising Fences\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically-acclaimed Ferguson-area historical novel \u003ci\u003eAmericus.\u003c\/i\u003e His book \u003ci\u003eAnimating Black and Brown Liberation: A Theory of American Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Datcher has made numerous media appearances, including \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDateline\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Michael Datcher is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Writing at New York University's School of Liberal Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e started his journey as a graffiti artist in New Jersey, tagging walls with spray paint. It wasn't until he visited the Louvre Museum in Paris as part of the Sugar Hill Gang's dance entourage that he realized painting was his true creative path. His work has been featured at Art Basel, SCOPE Miami Beach, and Red Dot art fairs, and shown at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Mason Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta. He is the illustrator of over twenty children's books, including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner \u003ci\u003eR-E-S-P-E-C-T\u003c\/i\u003e, the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award winner \u003ci\u003eJazzy Miz Mozetta, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor books \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet the Children March\u003c\/i\u003e. Frank was a Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal Honoree two years in a row, for \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Rap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eR-E-S-P-E-C-T. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521871417618,"sku":"9780593429341","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0070ce1b-8d6c-4c28-b39e-b73afa6e0ff5.jpg?v=1731112074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/harlem-at-four-9780593429341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}