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Book List

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


Be Creative Books

Maybe Something Beautiful cover

Be Creative

Maybe Something Beautiful

By F. Isabel CampoyClarion Books

Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors.

Moses Goes To a Concert cover

Be Creative

Moses Goes to a Concert

By Isaac MillmanSquare Fish

Moses and his school friends are deaf, but like most children, they have a lot to say. They communicate in American Sign Language, using visual signs and facial expressions.

open book clip art

Be Creative, Be Kind

My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy

By Shaila AbdullahLoving Healing Press

This heartwarming tale is of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy through her art.

Not A Box cover

Be Creative

Not a Box

By Antoinette PortisHarperFestival

To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box.

Not A Stick cover

Be Creative

Not a Stick

By Antoinette PortisHarper Collins Publishers

An imaginative young pig shows some of the many things that a stick can be.

Sky Color

Be Creative

Sky Color

By Peter H. ReynoldsCandlewick Press

Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can’t wait to begin!

The Black Book Of Colors Cover

Be Creative, Be Curious

The Black Book of Colors

By Menena CottinPublishers Group West

In a story where the text appears in white letters on a black background, as well as in braille, Thomas recognizes different colors using various senses.

The Dot cover

Be Creative, Be Persistent

The Dot

By Peter H. ReynoldsWalker Books Ltd

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher’s encouragement leads her to change her mind.

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