Matthew Van Fleet
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Matthew Van Fleet 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 Matthew Van Fleet
Matthew Van Fleet makes board books that invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift and even sniff their way through colours, shapes, numbers, letters and opposites. Tails and Dog were #1 New York Times bestsellers, and his books have sold more than 10 million copies.
Also by this author: Dog · Moo · Heads
Official website: www.vanfleetbooks.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.