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The Crayons' Book of Feelings
The Crayons' Book of Feelings
The Crayons seriesPreK to K
Each crayon color shows a different feeling. A bright, simple way to give little kids words for what they feel.
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Art and Creativity Picture Books
The best Art and Creativity picture books for parents and teachers, sorted by grade. Read alouds from our channel come first.
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Books about drawing, making, and imagining, from scribbles and crayons to finding your own creative spark.
40 books · 21 with a read aloud on our channel
Flotsam
Flotsam
PreK to 4th grade
A boy finds an old camera on the beach, and the photos inside reveal secret underwater worlds and the kids who found it before him. A stunning wordless adventure.
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
PreK to 2nd grade
Harold draws his whole adventure with one purple crayon. A timeless classic about imagination.
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
The Questioneers seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Aaron loves to draw but struggles to read, so a class storytelling assignment fills him with dread. A heartfelt Questioneers story about dyslexia, art, and finding your own way to tell a story.
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The Crayons' Book of Colors
The Crayons' Book of Colors
The Crayons seriesPreK to K
The crayons teach colors in their funny way. Great for toddlers learning colors.
Beautiful Oops!
Beautiful Oops!
PreK to 2nd grade
Torn paper, spills, and smudges turn into something wonderful with a little imagination. An interactive book that helps kids see mistakes as a chance to create.
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The Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit
The Crayons seriesPreK to 3rd grade
The crayons go on strike with letters explaining why. Clever, funny, and a modern classic.
The Dot
The Dot
PreK to 2nd grade
Vashti is sure she can't draw, until her teacher frames the single dot she made in frustration. A modern classic about courage, creativity, and making your mark.
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A Little Scribble Spot
A Little Scribble Spot
A Little SPOT seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A mixed up feeling that's hard to name gets sorted out one color at a time. Perfect for kids who feel a lot at once.
The Most Magnificent Thing
The Most Magnificent Thing
PreK to 2nd grade
A girl sets out to build something magnificent, fails again and again, and gets really mad before trying once more. Perfect for little perfectionists and budding inventors.
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The Crayons Go Back to School
The Crayons Go Back to School
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The crayons get ready for school, with nerves and all. Perfect for the first week of school.
Red: A Crayon's Story
Red: A Crayon's Story
PreK to 2nd grade
Red's label says he's red, but everything he colors comes out blue, no matter how hard everyone tries to help. A clever, touching story about being true to who you are.
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The Day the Crayons Came Home
The Day the Crayons Came Home
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Duncan's lost and broken crayons send him postcards asking to come home. Funny, clever, and full of heart.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
K to 5th grade
Jose Guadalupe Posada's playful skeleton drawings became icons of the Day of the Dead. A fascinating artist biography with bold art, great for October.
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Too Much Glue
Too Much Glue
PreK to 2nd grade
Matty uses way too much glue and gets stuck in his art project. Silly fun for little artists.
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
K to 5th grade
A girl and her father explore the painted books of the ancient Mexica people. A beautiful look at Indigenous history.
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If I Built a School
If I Built a School
If I Built seriesPreK to 3rd grade
A kid dreams up the most amazing school ever. Rhyming and full of imaginative ideas.
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
2nd to 5th grade
Young Jean Michel Basquiat dreams of being a famous artist and turns his world into art. A Caldecott winner bursting with energy.
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So Much Slime
So Much Slime
K to 2nd grade
Slime takes over the school in the silliest way. A fun one for slime loving kids.
There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston
K to 5th grade
Poets gather to celebrate Langston Hughes, dancing on the floor above his ashes at a famous party. A joyful tribute to words and poetry.
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Happy Easter from the Crayons
Happy Easter from the Crayons
The Crayons seriesPreK to 3rd grade
The crayons celebrate Easter in their colorful, funny way. A fun spring read.
Viva Frida
Viva Frida
K to 5th grade
Frida Kahlo's world comes alive through handmade puppets, photographs, and simple bilingual text. A Caldecott Honor book that celebrates imagination and how artists see.
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Sticks
Sticks
Scribble seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Stick's popsicle melts and he feels useless, until his friends help him find a brand new purpose in a birdhouse. A sweet reminder that everyone has a place.
Weslandia
Weslandia
1st to 5th grade
Outcast Wesley creates his own civilization in his backyard over summer vacation, and soon everyone wants in. A celebration of creativity and being yourself.
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Love from the Crayons
Love from the Crayons
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The crayons show love in all different colors. A sweet Valentine's read.
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The Crayons Trick or Treat
The Crayons Trick or Treat
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The crayons go trick or treating together. Colorful, silly Halloween fun.
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Never Let a Dinosaur Scribble
Never Let a Dinosaur Scribble
Never Let a Unicorn seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A dinosaur with crayons is pure chaos. Kids who love dinos and drawing will laugh the whole way through.
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Never Let a Unicorn Scribble
Never Let a Unicorn Scribble
Never Let a Unicorn seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The first Never Let a Unicorn book, where a unicorn's scribbles cause chaos. Kids love it and it's great for little artists.
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Green Is for Christmas
Green Is for Christmas
The Crayons seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The crayons argue over which color is the most Christmasy. Silly holiday fun.
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I'm NOT Just a Scribble
I'm NOT Just a Scribble
Scribble seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A scribble gets left out for looking different, and the other drawings learn to welcome him. Kids love the art and the message sticks.
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Never Let a Princess Paint with Her Unicorn!
Never Let a Princess Paint with Her Unicorn!
Never Let a Unicorn seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A painting session turns into a colorful mess. A fun one for little artists.
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Scribble Stones
Scribble Stones
Scribble seriesPreK to 2nd grade
A plain little stone wants a big purpose and finds it by spreading kindness. Kids always want to go paint rocks after this one.
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Wendel's Workshop
Wendel's Workshop
PreK to 3rd grade
Wendel invents a robot to clean up, and it goes very wrong. Fun for little inventors.
Be Quiet!
Be Quiet!
PreK to 2nd grade
Rupert the mouse wants to star in a beautiful wordless picture book, but his chatty friends simply will not stop talking. Kids crack up at the irony, and it's a total blast to read aloud.
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The Day the Crayons Made Friends
The Day the Crayons Made Friends
The Crayons seriesPreK to 3rd grade
Duncan's crayons sneak off around his bedroom and befriend the toys and odds and ends they find there. Each crayon returns with a goofy tale, and it's a sweet reminder that friends turn up everywhere.
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The Future Book
The Future Book
PreK to 3rd grade
This book claims it was written in the future, and it takes readers on a wacky tour of tomorrow's strange words, customs, and colors. Clever, offbeat humor that kids want again and again.
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A Little Scribble SPOT and the Easter Eggs
A Little Scribble SPOT and the Easter Eggs
A Little SPOT seriesPreK to 2nd grade
The Easter Bunny feels stuck and can't find the creativity to decorate his eggs, so Scribble SPOT helps him sort out his feelings. A colorful spring read about creativity and emotions.
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A Little SPOT Celebrates Scribble Day
A Little SPOT Celebrates Scribble Day
A Little SPOT seriesPreK to 2nd grade
Little SPOT celebrates the joy of scribbling and creating without worrying about perfect. A playful book that frees kids to make art just for fun.
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A Little SPOT of Creativity
A Little SPOT of Creativity
A Little SPOT seriesK to 2nd grade
Little SPOT celebrates imagination and encourages kids to try new ideas without fear of getting it wrong. Perfect for budding artists and inventors.
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What Do You Do with an Idea?
What Do You Do with an Idea?
PreK to 3rd grade
A child has an idea that follows him around like a little creature, growing bigger and brighter the more he believes in it. A gentle, beautiful nudge to trust your own ideas.
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