Jo Witek
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Jo Witek 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 Jo Witek
Jo Witek is a French author, journalist, and screenwriter who lives in Hérault, France. She writes the Growing Hearts series, including In My Heart, illustrated by Christine Roussey, in which a die-cut heart runs through every spread.
Also by this author: With My Daddy · All My Treasures · Brave as Can Be
Publisher page: www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/jo-witek_7570378
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.