The People's Painter
by Cynthia Levinson · Grades 2–5
The People's Painter by Cynthia Levinson is on US reading lists at grades 2–5. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where The People's Painter is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades 2–5
- Pages
- 48
- Reading time
- about 55 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2021
- ISBN-13
- 9781647003203
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-03; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- Award won
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2022 (source: Wikipedia)
- On award reading lists
- Rhode Island Children's Book Award (source: olis.ri.gov)
- Catalog record
- First published 2021 · 48 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Where this book is recommended
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
- recommended·2nd grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award official nominee lists, 2020-2026 cycles (statewide grades 3-5 children's-choice program; students read the annual nominees and vote).
- recommended·3rd grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award official nominee lists, 2020-2026 cycles (statewide grades 3-5 children's-choice program; students read the annual nominees and vote).
- recommended·4th grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award official nominee lists, 2020-2026 cycles (statewide grades 3-5 children's-choice program; students read the annual nominees and vote).
- recommended·5th grade · Rhode Islandsource: Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) — Rhode Island Children's Book Award official nominee lists, 2020-2026 cycles (statewide grades 3-5 children's-choice program; students read the annual nominees and vote).
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2022 Sibert Medal
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2022 Sibert Medal
- recommended·4th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2022 Sibert Medal
- recommended·5th gradesource: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2022 Sibert Medal
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Common questions
- What grade level is The People's Painter?
- The People's Painter is listed for grades 2–5. It appears on 2 book-award lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The People's Painter?
- It takes about 55 minutes to read The People's Painter (48 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 55 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The People's Painter?
- The People's Painter appears on reading lists for Rhode Island Children's Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The People's Painter banned in schools?
- The People's Painter does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 2–5 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner, book-club.