Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Thursday, August 28, 2025

September: "Arts & Creativity"

Click on each book title for synopsis, discussion topics, and activity ideas.
Please note: We will provide you with hardcover copies of these titles to read to the children.
After the reading clubs, these books will be donated immediately to each school's library.

	Kindergarten Frida Kahlo (Little People, Big Dreams), by Isabel Sanchez Vegara Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Sky Color, by Peter H. Reynolds Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  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! But how can Marisol make a ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola , by Natascha Biebow Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott, by Joyce Scott and Brie Spangler Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Drawing From Memory, by Allen Say Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Drawing From Memory is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't ...   (read more)
	5th Grade Doodles from the Boogie Down, by Stephanie Rodriguez Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Eighth grade in New York City means one thing: It's time to start applying to high schools! While her friends are looking at school catalogs and ...   (read more)