Section 1—Chapters 1–4Creativity and Aesthetics Booklist
Preschool
Beaumont, K. (2006). I ain’t gonna paint no more.Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Casmer, T. & Casmer, M. G. (2006).Henry and Paul and the round yellow ball.New York: Dial.
Crews, N. (2006).Belou.New York:Holt.
Dunrea, O. (2007).Ollie.Boston, MA:Houghton Mifflin.
Fleming, D. (2006). The cow who clucked.New York: Holt.
Fuller, B. (2007).Meet the kids of Paddywhack Lane.New York: Penguin.
Graham, B. (2007).Dimity Dumpty: The story of Humpty’s little sister.New York: Candlewick.
Hassett, J. & Hassett, A. (2006). Can’t catch me.Boston, MA:Lorraine/Houghton.
Hillenbrand, J. (2006).What a treasure!New York: Holiday House.
Juster, N. (2006).The hello, goodbye window.New York: Hyperion.
Kamm, K. (2006).Invisible.New York: North-South.
Klinting, L. (2006).What do you want?Toronto, ONT: Groundwood.
Landstrom, L. (2006).Boo and Baa have company.New York:Farrar, Giroux & Straus.
Larsen, K. (2007).Go, baby jaguar.New York:Simon & Schuster.
Lasky, K. (2007).Before I was your mother.Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Lee, Q. B. (2007).The art of silliness. New York: Simon & Schuster.
McLeod, B. (2006).Super hero abc.New York: HarperCollins.
Minnerly, D. B. (2006).The color tree.Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions.
RodriguezR. (2006).Through Georgia’s eyes.New York: Holt.
Rotner, S. (2006).Scenes at the seashore.Wallingford, CT: Millbrook.
Rubin, S. (2007).Andy Warhol’s colors.San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Sakai, K. (2006).Emily’s balloon.San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Schberl, E. (2007).When donkeys fly.New York: North-South Books.
Schories, P. (2006).Jack and the night visitors.Asheville, NC: Front Street.
Schwartz, A. (2006).A beautiful girl.New York: Porter/Roaring Books.
Schwartz, A. (2006).Begin at the beginning: A little artist learns about life.New York: HarperCollins.
Shannon, G. (2006).Busy in the garden.New York: Greenwillow.
Snow, R. L. (2006).Hildegarde and the great green shirt factory.Denver, CO: Snowbound Press.
Spinelli, E. (2006).When you are happy.New York: Simon & Schuster.
Sweet, M. (2006).Carmine: A little more red.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Thong, R. (2007).Tummy girl.New York: Henry Holt & Co.
Walsh, M. (2006).Do lions live on lily pads?Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Willems, M. (2007).Leonardo the terrible monster.New York: Hyperion.
Van Straaten, H. (2007).Duck’s tale.New York: North-South Books.
Weeks, S. (2007).Ella, of course!Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Willems, M. (2006).Edwina, the dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct.New York: Hyperion.
Kindergarten–Grade 3
Adkins, J. (2006).What if you met a knight?New York: Roaring Brook.
Ancona, G. (2007).Capoeira.New York: Lee & Low.
Anderson, P. P. (2006).Chuck’s truck.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Arnold, T. (2006).Super fly guy.New York: Scholastic.
Bachelet, G. (2006).My cat, the silliest cat in the world.New York: Abrams.
Baryshnikov, M. (2007).Because…New York: Simon & Schuster.
Bernasconi, P. (2006).Captain Arsenio:Inventions and (mis)adventures in flight.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Bowen, A. (2006).What do teachers do after you leave school?New York: Lerner.
Brown, C. L. (2006).The day the dinosaurs died.New York: HarperCollins.
Butterworth, C. (2006).Sea horse: The shyest fish in the sea.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Cooper, E. (2006).Beach.New York: Scholastic.
Cowen-Fletcher, J. (2006).Nell’s elf.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Crimi, C. (2006).The Louds move in!Hong Kong: Marshall/Cavendish.
Delaney, M. (2006).Birdbrain Amos.New York: Philomel.
Demers, D. (2006).Every single night.Toronto, ONT: Groundwood.
D’Harcourt, C.(2006).Masterpieces up close.San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Engelbreit, M. (2007).Queen of the class.New York: HarperCollins.
Faller, R. (2006).The adventures of Polo.Brookfield, CT: Roaring Books.
Gay, M. L. (2006).Caramba.Toronto, ONT: Groundwood.
Greenfield, E. (2006).The friendly four.New York: HarperCollins.
Hanson, A. (2006).Elephants are not little.Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing.
Henkes, K. (2006).Lilly’s big day.New York: Greenwillow.
Hogg, G. (2006).Beautiful Buehla and the zany zoo makeover.New York: HarperCollins.
Kann, V. & Kann, E.(2006).Pinkalicious.New York: HarperCollins.
Kelley, T. (2006).Smart about art: Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Paintings that smile.New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
Kvasnosky, L. M. (2006).Zelda and Ivy: The runaways.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Lehman, B. (2006).Museum trip.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Litty, J. (2006).Chloe and the magic baton.New York: Penguin.
Markle, S. (2006).Little lost bat.Watertown, MD: Charlesbridge.
McClintock, G. (2006).Adele and Simon.New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
McDonnell, P. (2006).Art.Boston: Little Brown.
McNaughton, C. (2006).Once upon an ordinary school day.New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
McPhail, D. (2006).Boy on the brink.New York: Holt.
Moss, D. M. (2006).Shelly, the hyperactive turtle.Bethesda, MD: Woodbine.
National Gallery of Art (2006).Paul Cezanne: A painter’s journey.New York: Harry N. Abrams.
Newman, J. (2006).Hippo! No, rhino!Boston, MA: Little Brown.
Pinkney, A. D. (2006).Peggony-po: A whale of a tale.New York: Hyperion.
Piven, H. (2007).My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.New York: Schwartz & Wade.
Robbins, J. (2006).The new girl…and me.New York: Simon & Schuster.
Sidman, J. (2007).Meow, ruff.Boston, MA:Houghton Mifflin.
St. Pierre, S. (2006).What the sea saw.Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.
Swain, S. (2006).Once upon a picture.Chicago, IL: Allen & Unwin.
Teerin, T. (2006).What to do?What do to?New York: Clarion.
Tripp, J. (2007).Pete and Fremont.Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
Van Gogh, V. (2006).Vincent’s colors.San Francisco, CA: Chronicle.
Walsh, S. (2007).Gigi: The pink ballerina.Nashville, TN: Nelson.
Wheeler, L. (2006).Castaway cats.New York: Atheneum.
Willems, M. (2006).Edwina: The dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct.New York: Hyperion.
Winch, J. (2007).Run, hare, run!San Francisco: Simply Read Books.
Grades 4–5
Bryant, J. (2006).Pieces of Georgia.New York: Knopf.
Catlow, N. (2007).Do you doodle?Berkeley, CA: Running Press.
Copeland, M. (2006).The bundle at Blackthorpe Heath.Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
De Bie, C. (2006).My brother, Vincent van Gogh.Los Angeles, CA: Getty Publications.
Emert, P. (2007).Art in glass.Farmington, Hills, MI: Thomson Gale.
Englar, M. (2006).I. M. Pei.Chicago: Raintree Publications.
Fleischman, P. (2007).Sidewalk circus.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Golds, C. (2007).Clair de Lune.New York: Bantam Books.
Greenberg, J. (2007).Action Jackson.San Francisco, CA: Feiwel & Friends.
Hubbell, P. (2007).Papa Fish’s lullaby.Berkeley, CA: T & N Children’s Publishing.
Kafka, T. (2007).Folk art.Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale.
Lach, W. (2006).Vincent’s colors.San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Parish. H. (2007).Amelia Bedelia’s masterpiece.New York: HarperCollins.
Paulsen, G. (2007).Woodsong.New York: Alladin.
Porter, T. (2007).Billy Creekmore. New York: HarperCollins.
Raczka, B. (2006).Here’s looking at me: Artists see themselves.Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press.
Savveth, C. (2007).Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Their lives and ideas.Chicago: Chicago Review Press.