Simone Davies is an AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Montessori teacher, as well as the author of The Montessori Notebook, the popular blog and Instagram where shes gives tips, answers questions, and provides online workshops to parents around the world. A native Australian, she and her family live in Amsterdam, where she runs parent-child classes at the Jacaranda Tree Montessori school.
Junnifa Uzodike is the co-author of The Montessori Baby and The Montessori Child, international bestsellers that have been translated into more than 25 languages. Her second book, The Montessori Child, was the silver winner of the 2026 Nautilus Book Award. She is an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)-trained Montessori educator with diplomas spanning every stage of development, from birth to age 18. She serves on the Executive Board of the AMI and is an internationally recognized Montessori leader, speaker, and advocate for children and families. She is the founder and head of school of Fruitful Orchard Montessori School in Abuja, Nigeria, where she lives with her husband and four children.
