Rod Campbell
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Rod Campbell 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 Rod Campbell
Rod Campbell is the Scottish creator of Dear Zoo, the lift-the-flap classic that has never left print since 1982. His specialty is the toddler-sized narrative: setup, flaps, payoff, all in under a minute.
Campbell trained as a scientist — he holds a doctorate in organic chemistry — before drifting into children's books, where he applied a scientist's economy to the question of exactly how little a story needs.
Also by this author: Oh Dear! · Farm Animals · It's Mine
Publisher page: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/rod-campbell/1425
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.