Anna Llenas
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Anna Llenas is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Anna Llenas
Anna Llenas is an artist, author, illustrator and art therapist who lives in Spain and makes books about emotions. The Color Monster is the best known; she has also written The Color Monster Goes to School and Dr. Color Monster.
Also by this author: The Color Monster Goes to School · I Love You (Nearly Always)
Official website: www.annallenas.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.