Montessori Book List

Over the years we’ve seen that many of our books dot bookshelves in Montessori schools. The top two criteria that teachers are looking for are the content (no talking animals, simple story lines and familiar settings) and the illustrations (clear and bright).

Recently, teachers from a Chennai-based Montessori school picked up some books from their favourite bookshop – the Tulika Bookstore! We thought it might be helpful to share this list so you could build your own Montessori library. So here it is -- mast must Montessori reads!

My Mother's Sari by Sandhya Rao; illustrated by Nina Sabnani

Balu's Basket by Chitra Sounder; illustrated by Uttara Sivadas

Neelu's Big Box by Nandini Nayar; illustrated by Shreya Sen

Work written and illustrated by Shreya Sen

Where Shall I Paint? by Nandini Nayar; illustrated by Anupama Iyer

I'm Going To The Zoo! by Narendra Jain; illustrated by Alankrita Amaya

I Will Save My Land by Rinchin; illustrated by Sagar Kolwankar

I Planted A Seed by Avanti Mehta; illustrated by Manjari Chakravarti

Salim Mamoo And Me by Zai Whitaker; illustrated by Prabha Mallya

The Secret God In The Forest by Anuradha Kumar; illustrated by Piyush Verma

Not Yet! by Nandana Dev Sen; illustrated by Niloufer Wadia

Barefoot Husain by Anjali Raghbeer; illustrated by Soumya Menon

The Veena Player by Anjali Raghbeer; illustrated by Soumya Menon

The House That Sonabai Built by Vishakha Chanchani; photographed by Stephen Huyler

Why Are You Afraid To Hold My Hand written and illustrated by Sheila Dhir

Boodabim written and illustrated by Alankrita Jain

Mala's Silver Anklets by Annie Besant; illustrated by Nancy Raj

Minu And Her Hair written and illustrated by Gayathri Bashi

Nabiya by Chatura Rao; illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane

Stitching Stories: The Art of Embroidery in Gujarat by Nina Sabnani

The Magic Feather written and illustrated by Roma Singh

Kanna Panna by Zai Whitaker; illustrated by Niloufer Wadia

Ismat's Eid by Fawzia Gilani Williams; illustrated by Proiti Roy

Bulbuli's Bamboo by Mita Bordoloi; illustrated by Proiti Roy

Gone Grandmother by Chatura Rao; illustrated by Krishna Bala Shenoi

Let's Go! by Anthara Mohan; illustrated by Rajiv Eipe

Maharani The Cow by Christy Shoba Sudhir; illustrated by Nancy Raj

Let's Catch The Rain! written and illustrated by Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer

Let's Plant Trees! written and illustrated by Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer

Ten written and illustrated by Shefalee Jain

Pooni At The Taj Mahal written and illustrated by Manjula Padmanabhan

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