{"product_id":"harlem-at-four","title":"Harlem at Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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!\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a completely unique, absolutely gorgeous picture book by a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apt 105 Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51373700022548,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/5019\/1380\/files\/IMG_0645.jpg?v=1759576163","url":"https:\/\/apt105books.com\/products\/harlem-at-four","provider":"Apt 105 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}