Jo Witek — Teacher's Choice Author 2026 | Creative Minds Montessori

Jo Witek 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.

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About Jo Witek

Jo Witek is a French author whose In My Heart series — die-cut, poetic anatomy of feelings — pairs with Christine Roussey's joyful line art to give preschoolers upgraded emotional vocabulary. She writes fiction for all ages in France.

Also by this author: With My Daddy · All My Treasures · Brave as Can Be

Publisher page: www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/jo-witek_7570378

Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list

Cover of In My Heart: A Book of Feelings

In My Heart: A Book of Feelings The Why-Askers · Big Feelings, First Friendships

Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.

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  <p style="margin:0;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#333;">The Montessori teachers at Creative Minds selected <em>In My Heart: A Book of Feelings</em> for their 2026 Teacher&rsquo;s Choice list &mdash; <a href="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/resources/authors/jo-witek/" style="color:#66853a;font-weight:600;">read their review</a>.</p>
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<p>The Montessori teachers at <a href="https://creativemindsmontessori.com/resources/authors/jo-witek/">Creative Minds Montessori</a> selected <em>In My Heart: A Book of Feelings</em> as one of their 120 Teacher&rsquo;s Choice books for 2026.</p>