{"product_id":"harlem-at-four-michael-datcher-9780593429334","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Datcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593429338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593429334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 9.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/2023","brand":"Michael Datcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132928389375,"sku":"9780593429334","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32e85d05-3b89-4466-9ff9-f73ea1148adf.jpg?v=1687483106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harlem-at-four-michael-datcher-9780593429334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}