Sandra Boynton
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Sandra Boynton 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. Their 3 selected books were chosen for how precisely they meet 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 Sandra Boynton
Sandra Boynton is a cartoonist, children's author and songwriter whose books have sold more than 90 million copies. Her animal board books, including Moo, Baa, La La La!, sit alongside seven music albums she has made for children.
Boynton started out in greeting cards while at Yale, where she took a BA in English in 1974; her 1975 'Hippo Birdie Two Ewes' birthday card has sold over ten million copies. Her album Philadelphia Chickens was nominated for a Grammy in 2003, and her recordings feature guests including Meryl Streep and B.B. King.
Also by this author: Barnyard Dance! · Pajama Time! · But Not the Hippopotamus
Official website: www.sandraboynton.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Lap Listeners · Sing It, Say It Again
The Going to Bed Book
Lap Listeners · Sing It, Say It Again
Blue Hat, Green Hat
Page Grabbers · Just Like My Day
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.