Time to Make Art
by Jeff Mack
Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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.
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Age range
- Ages 4–8
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Picture Book
- ISBN-13
- 9781250366658
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About this book
Curious about what she might create, a girl travels through history asking real artists how and why they make art. An inviting introduction to creativity from Jeff Mack; a 2026 Colorado Children's Book Award picture-book nominee.
Why widely assigned
This Picture Book title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on imagination and identity; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
Where this book is assigned
Colorado Children's Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Coloradosource: Colorado Children's Book Award 2026 Picture Book Nominee List
- recommended·1st grade · Coloradosource: Colorado Children's Book Award 2026 Picture Book Nominee List
- recommended·2nd grade · Coloradosource: Colorado Children's Book Award 2026 Picture Book Nominee List
- recommended·3rd grade · Coloradosource: Colorado Children's Book Award 2026 Picture Book Nominee List
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Common questions
- What grade level is Time to Make Art?
- Time to Make Art is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- 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. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
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 state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.