This textbook, titled “A Reason to Read: Linking Literacy and the Arts” is a valuable resource for anyone interested in enhancing their knowledge of literacy and the arts. The book was published in 2012 and authored by Shirley Brice Heath and Eileen Landay and Kurt Wootton . It is a trade paperback written in English and published by Harvard Education Publishing Group (Hepg). The book explores the subject of art and its relation to literacy. It is ideal for students, educators, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and literacy.