Miranda Paul
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Miranda Paul 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 Miranda Paul
Miranda Paul is an award-winning children's author of more than twenty books and a co-founding member of We Need Diverse Books. One Plastic Bag tells the story of Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of Njau, in The Gambia.
Paul lived in The Gambia, where she learned some Mandinka and Wolof; the book includes a Wolof glossary, a timeline of the real events and photographs of the women of Njau.
Also by this author: Water Is Water · Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born
Official website: mirandapaul.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.