Anna Llenas
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Anna Llenas 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 Anna Llenas
Anna Llenas is a Barcelona illustrator and art therapist whose The Color Monster — born from her therapy practice — became a global phenomenon translated into dozens of languages, plus a pop-up edition, a sequel, and classroom curricula.
Llenas left a career in advertising design to retrain in art therapy; the monster was her way of giving young clients a creature who was as confused by feelings as they were.
Also by this author: The Color Monster Goes to School · I Love You (Nearly Always)
Official website: www.annallenas.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.