Sweet Music in Harlem

Searching his Harlem neighborhood for his uncle's missing hat, an energetic African American boy unintentionally creates an exuberant gathering of the neighborhood's jazz musicians for a magazine photograph; a fictional story inspired by Art Kane's historic photograph of jazz greats, Harlem 1958.

About the author

Debbie Taylor is a first-time picture book author with a master's degree in creative writing. She works at the University of Michigan and has had several stories published in children's literary magazines including Spider, Cricket, and New Moon. Taylor and her family live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To find out more about Debbie Taylor, visit her website: www.sweetmusicinharlem.com.
Frank Morrison has illustrated numerous award-winning books, including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor winner Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, published by Lee & Low Books. Before becoming an illustrator, Morrison was a graffiti artist and b-boy. Morrison lives with his family in Georgia. You can learn more about him at morrisongraphics.com.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Morrison, Debbie Taylor
• Assisted by: Frank Morrison (Illustration)
• Publisher: Lee & Low
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 265 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 137 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries