Books

These books are available in most libraries and bookstores. This is not a comprehensive list but rather a suggested reference list of books we have found valuable to our understanding of the growth and development of children and the Montessori Method.

Books About Montessori Education

  • Montessori Today, A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood, Paula Polk Lillard
  • Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angeline Stoll Lillard
  • Montessori Madness!, Trevor Eissler
  • A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Aline D. Wolf
  • To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori
  • The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori

    • Books About Parenting and Education

  • Montessori From the Start, Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
  • Living Simply with Children, Marie Sherlock
  • Endangered Minds, Jane Healy
  • Punished by Rewards, Alfie Kohn
  • Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
  • Siblings Without Rivalry, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Between Parent and Child, Dr. Haim G. Ginott, Alice Ginott, and H. Goddard

    • Articles

    • How do Innovators Think?
      A recent article in Harvard Business Review discusses innovative entrepreneurs vs. average executives. Read the Story
    • How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
      A Time Magazine report. Read the Report
    • The Montessori Mafia
      From the Wall Street Journal. Read the Article
    • Evaluating Montessori Education
      Groundbreaking study by Angeline Lillard, published in Science Magazine. Read the Article