Keith Haring: I Wish I Didn't Have to Sleep!

by Keith Haring

Presents information about the modern American artist, Keith Haring, along with a number of his pictures accompanied by "stories" about what they depict

Genres: Art

28 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1997

About the author

Keith Haring (1958–1990) grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to New York in 1978 to enroll in the School of Visual Arts. Over the following decade, he made some of the most widely recognized artwork of the twentieth century.

Reviews

[Heather Runnels · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you’re looking for a Keith Haring biography for young children, try Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing instead of this. I loved the full page art in this book. I also think it’s nice to see how different people interpret the meaning in Keith Haring’s art, but I felt a bit let down in the writing format. I wanted more insight into his life.

[Betty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute way to do a biography about an artist.

[Jesse Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keith Haring is the best.

[Suz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always fun to read to the students about Keith!

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m pretty sure this was the one where kids said what they thought some pieces of Keith Haring represented and it was so good, funny and thoughtful.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hilarious, it's a bunch of drawings by Keith Haring that are shown to kids who narrate what's going on. I cracked up.

[Ietrio · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it. But I am biased. I seem to like anything by Keith Haring.

Anyway, this is a nice and easy introduction for children to his works.