Sandra Boynton
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Sandra Boynton 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. Their 3 selected books were chosen for how precisely they meet 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 Sandra Boynton
Sandra Boynton is a cartoonist, songwriter, and one-woman industry of deadpan animal comedy, with over 70 million books sold. Her specialty is respecting a toddler's intelligence while refusing to take anything else seriously.
Boynton began in greeting cards while still a Yale drama student — her hippo birthday card ('Hippo Birdie Two Ewes') sold in the millions — and she carried that perfect-timing card sensibility into board books when her own children were small. She also produces Grammy-nominated children's albums with guests like Meryl Streep and B.B. King.
Also by this author: Barnyard Dance! · Pajama Time! · But Not the Hippopotamus
Official website: www.sandraboynton.com
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Lap Listeners · Sing It, Say It Again
The Going to Bed Book
Lap Listeners · Sing It, Say It Again
Blue Hat, Green Hat
Page Grabbers · Just Like My Day
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.