Lost and Found – A beautifully rhymed and illustrated book about a lost yo-yo…will it be found? …And the morale – look after your toys! Great for young readers and those learning to read. Another great Creative Commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver.
By: Sukhada Rahalkar
Illustrator: Sukhada Rahalkar
Sample Page from Lost and Found:
Not here, not there.
Where have you gone?
Not on the sofa.
Not under the cot.
<End of Sample Page from Lost and Found>
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i love it!
It was so much fun.
sofia writes:
i liked it
Sienna writes:
It is good i really like it
Hannah Elsner writes:
a boy lost his yo yo his granny found it and she played with the yoyo the rest of the day.
tstseg writes:
interesting
Menna Ahmed writes:
It was funny
Korryn writes:
It was so funny