Montessori Resources

Reading List

Maria Montessori on the Montessori Method/Child Development/Peace


  • The Discovery of the Child
  • The Absorbent Mind
  • The Secret of Childhood
  • From Childhood to Adolescence
  • Education and Peace
  • The Montessori Method

Others on Montessori Education 


  • Our Peaceful Classroom by Aline Wolfe
  • Peaceful Children, Peaceful World by Aline Wolfe
  • Parents Guide to the Montessori Classroom by Aline Wolfe
  • The Montessori Way by Tim Seldin and Paul Epstein
  • Montessori in the Classroom by Paula Polk Lillard
  • Children of the Universe: Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary Classroom by Michael Duffy
  • Montessori Play and Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from 2-6by Lesley Britton
  • Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Paula Polk Lillard
  • The Transformative Power of Storytelling in the Classroom by Michael Dorer

Non-Violent Communication 


  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
  • Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids by Hart and Kindle-Hodson
  • Parenting With Love by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Parent/Child Relationships



  • Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
  • Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community by Alfie Kohn
  • Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
  • The Art of Positive Parenting by Mickey Tobin
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish