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
Nabiyaby Chatura Rao; illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane
Stitching Stories: The Art of Embroidery in Gujarat by Nina SabnaniThe 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
Tenwritten and illustrated by Shefalee Jain
Pooni At The Taj Mahal written and illustrated by Manjula Padmanabhan
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