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Creativity & Imagination

The books about imagination that work best don't talk about imagination. They just embody it. These 0 books celebrate the interior life: the games played alone, the worlds invented, the things made from nothing but time and attention.

Books that celebrate the kid who colors outside the lines, invents impossible machines, and sees what others miss.

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Creativity & Imagination Books for Kids | Wonderlit

137 books about creativity & imagination

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Format

Middle Grade Young Adult Graphic Novels

Cover of The Good, the Fab and the Ugly

The Good, the Fab and the Ugly

It’s candy, couture, and conflict at Winston Prep as four rival teen designers fight over the must-have Halloween handba

Cover of How I Discovered Poetry

How I Discovered Poetry

Fifty intimate poems capture the evolution of a young artist growing up during the turbulent and transformative Civil Ri

Cover of Gilded

Serilda’s tall tales trap her in a deadly game with the Erlking, forcing her to spin straw into gold or face a grim fate

1 2 3...6

Cover of Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

Lita Judge

Haunting watercolors and verse tell the story of a young woman who endured madness and grief to create the world's most

Ages 13–18

Cover of Landscape with Invisible Hand

Landscape with Invisible Hand

Alien invaders brought free tech and cures for every disease, but they also took everyone's jobs, leaving Adam and Chloe

Cover of Graven Images

Paul Fleischman

A wooden statue that hears secrets and a ghostly sculptor are just the start of these three eerie tales where art reveal

Cover of Boy Proof

Cecil Castellucci

Egg lives her life behind a shaved head and sci-fi armor, but her carefully guarded world starts to shift when she meets

Cover of The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

A young prince travels from his tiny asteroid to distant planets, learning poignant lessons about the true nature of lov

Cover of Now Playing

Stoner & Spaz #2

Aspiring filmmaker Ben Bancroft navigates his complex feelings for two very different girls while finding his voice behi

Cover of Kiss

Jacqueline Wilson

Sylvie clings to the imaginary worlds she shares with her best friend Carl, even as the pressures of being fourteen and

Cover of With the Fire on High

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Emoni Santiago balances the demands of young motherhood with her magical talent in the kitchen, dreaming of a future tha

Cover of Lost and Found: A Journey to Myself

Lost and Found: A Journey to Myself

Eliza Northwood

Maya uses a mysterious disposable camera to capture the hidden lives of strangers and classmates, finding her own courag

Cover of The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Xiomara feels unheard in her Harlem neighborhood, but the rhythm of slam poetry offers a way to speak the truths her fis

Cover of Poseur

Four rivals at a prep school must set aside their clashes to launch a fashion label, discovering that their clashing sty

Cover of The Lucy Variations

The Lucy Variations

A former piano prodigy walks away from her high-pressure career and begins to rediscover the joy of music while guiding

Cover of Shadows of Yesterday, Dreams of Tomorrow

Shadows of Yesterday, Dreams of Tomorrow

Sixteen-year-old designer Nova Harper attempts to build a new future in her small town while stepping out from the shado

Cover of Here's to Us

What If It's Us #2

Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

College freshman Ben feels stuck, finding solace in a new writing partner. Meanwhile, Arthur is back in NYC for a theate

Cover of The Heartbreak Bakery

The Heartbreak Bakery

After a bad breakup, Syd's magical brownies accidentally cause every couple in the community to split, and only new reci

Cover of Petty in Pink

High fashion meets Hollywood hustle as Janie and her friends take their teen handbag label on a glamorous promotional to

Cover of The Map to Myself

The Map to Myself

Eliza Northwood

Kira avoids crowds by mapping safe routes until a mysterious compass leads her to forgotten canals, new friends, and the

Cover of How to Write Good

How to Write Good

For the child who feels like they don't fit the 'perfect' student mold, this high-energy memoir uses humor to navigate A

Cover of Piecing Me Together

Piecing Me Together

Jade is tired of being seen as at-risk; she wants to show the world that she has just as much to teach her mentors as th

Cover of Safari as a Way of Life

Safari as a Way of Life

The journals and artwork of photojournalist Dan Eldon reveal a life of global safaris and creative activism cut short at

Cover of Piper Perish

Piper Perish #1

Piper’s dreams of escaping to New York art school are thrown into chaos after a public breakup and a series of life-alte