Louie Stowell — Teacher's Choice Author 2026

Louie Stowell 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 Louie Stowell

Louie Stowell wrote dozens of non-fiction books and stories for Usborne - on everything from space science and coding to the human body and politics - including Look Inside Your Body. After working as an author and editor at Usborne and then as an Editorial Director at Ladybird, she now writes and illustrates the bestselling Loki: A Bad God's Guide series.

Also by this author: Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good · The Dragon in the Library

Official website: louiestowell.com

Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list

Look Inside Your Body The Why-Askers · How the World Works

Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.

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  <p style="margin:0;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#333;">The Montessori teachers at Creative Minds selected <em>Look Inside Your Body</em> for their 2026 Teacher&rsquo;s Choice list &mdash; <a href="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/parenting/authors/louie-stowell/" style="color:#66853a;font-weight:600;">read their review</a>.</p>
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<p>The Montessori teachers at <a href="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/parenting/authors/louie-stowell/">Creative Minds Montessori</a> selected <em>Look Inside Your Body</em> as one of their 120 Teacher&rsquo;s Choice books for 2026.</p>