Picture Books
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
- The Magic Paintbrush by Robin Muller
- Wave by Suzy Lee
- Flotsam by David Wiesner
- One Frog Too Many (Boy, Dog, Frog) by Mercer Mayer
- The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
- Tuesday by David Wiesner
Inspiring Fiction
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain) by Lloyd Alexander
- The Neverending Story by Roswitha Quadflieg
- The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Creative Inspiration Books
- How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
by Michael Gelb
- 14,000 Things to Be Happy About by Barbara Ann Kipfer
- Inspiration Sandwich: Stories to Inspire Our Creative Freedom by Sark
- Pencil Dancing : New Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit by Mari Messer
- The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance by
Eric Maisel
- Living Out Loud by Keri Smith
- Aha! 10 Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Ideas by
Jordan E. Ayan
- Eat Mangoes Naked: Finding Pleasure Everywhere (and dancing with the
Pits) by Sark
- Living Juicy: Daily Morsels for Your Creative Soul by Sark
- Art and Soul by Pam Grout
- Living Big: Embrace Your Passion and Leap into an Extraordinary Life
by Pam Grout
- Serious Play by Martin Kimeldorf
- Made to Stick – Dan & Chip Heath
- A Whole New Mind – Dan Pink
- A Whack on the side of the Head – Roger von Oech
- A Kick in the seat of the pants - Roger von Oech
- A Flight to Creativity – Min Basadur
- Borrowing Brilliance by David Murray
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
