Hervé Tullet
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Hervé Tullet 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 Hervé Tullet
Hervé Tullet, known to his publisher as 'the Prince of Preschool', worked about ten years in advertising as an art director before publishing his first children's book in 1994. Press Here has sold over two million copies worldwide, and he leads participatory art workshops internationally, at venues including Tate Modern, MoMA and the Guggenheim.
Also by this author: Mix It Up! · Let's Play! · The Book with a Hole
Official website: herve-tullet.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.