Radiant Child
The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

True Story: I’m working the children’s reference desk of the Children’s Room at 42nd Street of New York Public Library a couple years ago and a family walks in. They go off to read some books and eventually the younger son, I’d say around four years of age, approaches my desk. He walks right up to m......more

This is a non fiction children's book about a very popular artist from New York City. The story itself is made child appropriate--leaving out his drug addiction and early death at 27--and while it has a few sad parts, it also has a lot of wonderful moments. Although the art featured in the book isn'......more

How rare to learn so much from a children's book. Maybe not that rare, and yet I learned so much. I never watched the movie about Basquiat I meant to so this was all new to me. I love this book and the story is fascinating to me. First the Art, Wow, I'm blown away. Javaka used wood and things from al......more