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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be Creative Books

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Be Creative

Beautiful Oops

By Barney SaltzbergWorkman Publishing Company

A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery.

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Be Creative, Be Curious

Duck! Rabbit!

By Amy Krouse RosenthalChronicle Books

Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck.

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Be Creative

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed

By Margaret Chodos-IrvineHarcourt

A young girl expresses her big sense of style by getting dressed on her own. Creativity comes in many forms – even when getting dressed.

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Be Creative

Everything You Need for a Treehouse

By Carter HigginsChronicle Books

A tree, timber, tools, a rope of twisted twine are all things you need to build a treehouse–but most of all you need time and imagination.

Be Kind, Be Creative

Isabel and Her Colores Go to School

By Alexandra AlessandriSleeping Bear Press

As Isabel prepares for class at a new school, she knows she’s going to have to learn—and she would rather not! Her first day is uncomfortable, until she discovers there’s more than one way to communicate with friends.

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Be Creative

Ish

By Peter H. ReynoldsCandlewick Press

Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.

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Be Creative

La línea imaginaria

By Fernando P. HernandoNarval editores

¿Verdad que la leona con su grrrrrrr nos parece el animal más fiero? Ay, pues resulta que, en el fondo, si lo piensas un poco, no todo es lo que parece… Asómate a este.

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Be Creative

Lift

By Minh LeDisney-Hyperion

A little girl dealing with sibling jealousy finds that she has access to a magical world via an elevator button.

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