This book is a self-published gem with a unique illustrative approach that offers parents, grandparents, educators and anyone supporting children through the first 18 months of life an invaluable reference for clear child development information and the basics of Montessori education from birth. Author, Mariana Bissonnette, is an internationally certified Montessori educator and wrote Babies Build Toddlers after supporting over 1200 families through infancy and toddlerhood.