A 2021 Rainbow Book List selectionA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2020AWashington PostBest Children's Book of 2020AKirkusBest Picture-Book Biography of 2020A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Pick of 2020A 2021 Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children2020 Eureka! Nonfiction Childrens Book Gold AwardA 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List selectionI would love to be a teacher because I love children and I think that not enough people respect children or understand how important they are. I have done many projects with children of all ages. Keith HaringTruly devoted to the idea ofpublicart, Haring created murals wherever he went.From Matthew Burgess, the much-acclaimed author ofEnormous Smallness, comesDrawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper of unused advertising space in the subway, Harings iconic pop art and graffiti-like style transformed the New York City underground in the 1980s. A member of the LGBTQ community, Haring died tragically at the age of thirty-one from AIDS-related complications. Illustrated in paint by Josh Cochran, himself a specialist in bright, dense, conceptual drawings, this honest, celebratory book honors Harings life and art, along with his very special connection with kids.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-14 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Enchanted Lion Books .

Josh Cochran grew up in Taiwan and California. He teaches illustration at the School of Visual Arts and occasionally works as an art director at the New York Times. His clients include McSweeney's, Facebook, MTV, the New Yorker, Sony, Wired and Time Magazine. He lives in New York with his small dog, Porkchop. Matthew Burgess is an Assistant Professor of English at Brooklyn College. He is the author ofSlippers for Elsewhere, a poetry collection, and Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings, his first children's book with Enchanted Lion Books. Matthew edited an anthology of writing and visual art titled, Dream Closet: Meditations on Childhood Space, and currently he is editing a collection of imaginative writing prompts for a forthcoming book with Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Matthew has been teaching poetry in NYC elementary schools since 2001.