Barney Saltzberg
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Barney Saltzberg 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 Barney Saltzberg
Barney Saltzberg is an author-illustrator and touring children's musician with over fifty books; Beautiful Oops! — born from a spilled-ink accident — became a design-school staple as much as a preschool one.
Also by this author: A Little Bit of Oomph! · Good Egg
Official website: www.barneysaltzberg.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.