Elizabeth Verdick
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Elizabeth Verdick 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 Elizabeth Verdick
Elizabeth Verdick worked as an editor of children's books before becoming an author, and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. Her Toddler Tools series — published by Free Spirit Publishing, whose focus is social-emotional learning — grew out of the books she wished she had had when she was a mother of toddlers, to help little ones learn daily routines and reach developmental milestones.
Also by this author: Calm-Down Time · Listening Time · Teeth Are Not for Biting
Official website: www.elizabethverdick.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.