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Time to Make Art

by Jeff Mack · Grades K–3 · Picture Book

Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Colorado Children's Book Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 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).

On reading-award lists:Colorado Children's Book Award

This page shows where Time to Make Art 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 K–3
Age range
Ages 4–8
First published
2024
Genre
Picture Book
ISBN-13
9781250366658

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-08; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This picture book title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on imagination and identity; cited on the Colorado Children's Book Award.

Themes

imagination · identity · history

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Common questions

What grade level is Time to Make Art?
Time to Make Art is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Time to Make Art?
Time to Make Art appears on reading lists for Colorado Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Time to Make Art banned in schools?
Time to Make Art 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.
What themes does Time to Make Art explore?
Central themes in Time to Make Art include imagination, identity, history.

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How we classify

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 K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum 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
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