Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive.

"When Babymouse's art class goes on a field trip to the museum, she decides to test her freedom by exploring the Big City without a chaperone"--

"Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can't wait to begin! But wait-- how can Marisol ever make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns into night, she closes her eyes and starts to dream"--

"After being discarded on the floor of an art museum, Stub (a museum ticket) has nowhere to go until Daisy the docent's helper (a name tag) finds him and offers him a tour of the museum. Stub meets a badge who keeps the artworks safe, a computer who archives them, and other characters who work there. From the director's office to the library to the conservator's studio to the loading dock, Stub discovers who does what, and what goes on, behind the...

"Meet the Markers! They love to color. But Purple Marker colors everywhere--even outside the lines. When the other markers question Purple Marker's creativity, it's up to Pencil and Eraser to change their minds! Together they discover that sometimes you have to break the rules to make a masterpiece. This hilarious and clever picture book allows Pencil and Eraser to show Purple Marker--and the rest of us--how to turn our messes into successes and keep...

"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--

"The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company--and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!"--

Artist Bob Ross paints the perfect home for his squirrel friend, Peapod, using his actual painting, "Meadow Lake," to demonstrate his process, including incorporating "happy accidents."

When the fantastic frame takes Tiger, Luna, and Chives to New Mexico in 1936, as depicted in Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, Red Hills with the Pedernal, they explore a sacred mountain and As they search for David, the boy who's been missing inside the frame for fifty years.