What books are similar to Time to Make Art?

The 10 closest matches to Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack on ReadingList include Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, I Lived Inside a Whale, Ursula Upside Down, Don't Think of Tigers, and How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide. Each is scored on shared themes (imagination, identity, and history), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Time to Make Art reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Time to Make Art

If you liked Time to Make Art, read Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, I Lived Inside a Whale, or Ursula Upside Down — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin — shares imagination and identity

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Looking for books like Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack (Picture Book · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of imagination, identity, and history. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Millie Fleur's Poison Gardengrades K–3: Shares themes of imagination and identity, both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon → books like this →
I Lived Inside a Whalegrades K–3: Shares themes of imagination, both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon → books like this →
Ursula Upside Downgrades K–3: Shares themes of imagination and identity, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Don't Think of Tigersgrades K–3: Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guidegrades K–2: Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
No Cats in the Librarygrades K–2: Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3: Both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Just Like Milliegrades K–3: Both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3: Both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Yellow Busgrades K–3: Both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Time to Make Art for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Corduroy by Don Freeman · 600L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff · 410L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak · 740L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).

Books like Time to Make Art for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Corduroy by Don Freeman · 600L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff · 410L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak · 740L — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity and history.
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list.

Books like Time to Make Art for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity and history.
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Colorado Children's Book Award list.
Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art by Hannah Salyer · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history.
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history.
Heroes by Alan Gratz · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of history.

Books like Time to Make Art for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of identity and history.
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.
Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.

Common questions

What books are similar to Time to Make Art?: The 10 closest matches to Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack on ReadingList include Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, I Lived Inside a Whale, Ursula Upside Down, Don't Think of Tigers, and How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide. Each is scored on shared themes (imagination, identity, and history), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Time to Make Art reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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