Javaka Steptoe
by Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Picture book · ages 6–10 · grades 1–5 · 620L
Why we'd hand it over
A luminous, honest biography that models artistic courage without sanitizing Basquiat's struggles; Steptoe's collage art mirrors the subject's own aesthetic and makes this as much visual education as narrative.