Help your child become more independent at home
Montessori Life Skills for ages 2–6, created by an AMI-trained teacher with 40 years of experience.
Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive.
People often ask how the Montessori Life Skills Story Books™ were created.
The answer is simple: they grew from a life deeply shaped by Montessori.
Being trained in the Montessori method is only the beginning. Learning to present each material with precision, observing children with care, preparing beautiful environments, and guiding young learners over many years changes the way you see the world.
Montessori becomes part of who you are.
You begin to see the potential within every child. You understand the purpose behind each lesson. You recognize how independence, concentration, confidence, kindness, and respect are nurtured through carefully prepared experiences.
The Montessori Life Skills Story Books™ series grew naturally from that journey.
These books are a way of translating authentic Montessori principles into meaningful stories that parents, educators, homeschool families, and caregivers can share with children everywhere.
My hope is that every child, regardless of where they live or their circumstances, may experience the beauty of authentic Montessori through stories that inspire capable hands, curious minds, and compassionate hearts.
Because every child deserves the opportunity to thrive.
Congratulations, Biscuit Bunny!
Winner of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2026
Biscuit Bunny Learns to Say No has been honored with the Golden Wizard Book Prize 2026 — a recognition of children's books that spark imagination and quietly teach children something real about the world. We are so proud of Biscuit, and grateful to every family reading along.
Red Velvet Fox Learns to Read
The newest title in the Montessori Life Skills Story Books series
In a peaceful Montessori environment filled with beautiful materials and caring guidance, Red Velvet Fox begins an extraordinary journey into literacy. Starting with sound games, letter sound songs, and sandpaper letters, he gradually learns to connect sounds, symbols, words, and meaning. Through Practical Life activities, Metal Insets, the Moveable Alphabet, object boxes, Pink Series reading, and sight words, Red Velvet Fox discovers that reading is not something to be rushed — it is something that grows naturally through concentration, repetition, movement, and joyful discovery.
One animal, one skill, one quiet lesson.
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Reading
Red Velvet Fox Learns to Read
Through sound games, sandpaper letters, and the Moveable Alphabet, Red Velvet Fox discovers that reading grows naturally through concentration, repetition, and joyful discovery.
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Care of the environment
Waffles Hedgehog Learns to Plant Seeds
Waffles carefully plants and tends seeds, guiding young readers through the full cycle of work — preparation, action, patience, and care.
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Practical life
Snow Cone Bunny Learns to Bake
Snow Cone Bunny follows a simple muffin recipe step by step, with gentle guidance from friends and plenty of time to practice.
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Grace and courtesy
Jelly Bean Chipmunk Learns Manners
Quiet, intentional, developmentally grounded — Jelly Bean learns the everyday manners that hold a calm classroom together.
Bedtime routine
Cupcake Kitten Learns to Get Ready for Bed
A gentle, reassuring bedtime story grounded in authentic Montessori practice — each step of getting ready for bed, in steady rhythm.
Dressing yourself
Marshmallow and Muffin Lambs Learn to Dress
Two lambs learn to dress themselves with calm guidance, patience, and purpose — from choosing clothes to putting them on.
Kerry Howard. 40+ years in a Montessori classroom.
Ms Kerry has been an AMI Montessori Pre School teacher for over 40 years. She has taught in South Africa, Italy and the United States. Her love of the Montessori Method for teaching pre-schoolers has led her to write Montessori principle based stories.
“These are not Montessori-inspired stories. They are authentic Montessori principles told through thoughtful, accessible storytelling.”
Authentic Montessori, told as a story.
Each book is built around a single life skill, paced like a real Montessori lesson — calm, ordered, and respectful of the child. The stories give parents a window into how children actually learn, and give children language and rhythm for the work of growing up.