DK
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
DK 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. Their 2 selected books were chosen for how precisely they meet 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 DK
DK (Dorling Kindersley) was founded in London in 1974 and describes itself as the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, now part of Penguin Random House. Its Baby Touch and Feel board books pair simple photographic images with textures for babies and toddlers to explore.
Also by this author: Baby Touch and Feel: First Words · My First Farm · Children Just Like Me
Publisher page: dk.com/en-us
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Baby Touch and Feel: Animals
Lap Listeners · Touch, Pat, Peek
Children Just Like Me
Read-to-Me, Read-by-Me · True Stories, Big World
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.