The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature; The NCCIL

Uptown

Written and Illustrated by Bryan Collier

(Hardcover)

$16.95 (Online)

Uptown is... Harlem, New York. Chicken and waffles. A row of brownstones. Jazz. Home.

Take a very personal tour of Harlem with a young boy sho lives there. see the greatest entertainers in the world at the Apollo Theater. Play a game of basketball at Ruckers Park on a hot summer afternoon. Do you weekend shopping on 125th Street, where the vibe is always jumping. From the sweet notes of the Boys Choir of harlem to the soft oranges of the sunset over the Hudson River, this uptown world is waiting for you to explore its many sounds, colors, and moods.