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 taught in Gambia before writing One Plastic Bag, the true story of Isatou Ceesay's recycling movement; she is also a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and a prolific nonfiction voice.
Paul carried the story home from her teaching years in Njau, then spent nearly a decade getting it published — returning to Gambia to fact-check with Ceesay herself.
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.