Phyllis is excited to go with her parents to choose a dachshund puppy. When she gets there, she’s transfixed by the cute, cavorting pups as they play, but she can’t decide. Then, all of a sudden, one of them speaks to her… A story of love at first sight between a puppy and his new …

A cloud of trash is hanging over Cheekoo’s head, making her the unhappiest girl in the world. She was sure it was because she didn’t listen to Amma, and threw her trash on the ground. Read this wonderful story to find out how Cheekoo gets rid of this horrible trash cloud. A Cloud of Trash …

The Marine Debris Activity Book is an activity book to help children learn about the damage to our oceans caused by marine debris, and it’s effects on the environment, beaches, and the sealife. See more books about marine life in our Sea Creatures Section. See more books from NOAA in our NOAA Section.   NOAA books …

The Great Cake Contest – Delicious early reader – A fun walk through a cake contest, Lucky loves cakes, but every idea he has seems to be already taken. A sweet story about a little boy who wants to bake the best cake. Another great creative commons story from Bookdash. See more books by Bookdash …

That’s Funny – A collection of fun rhymes with pictures. Each page makes an exclamatory statement with an observation, often with alliteration. The first page reads, “That’s funny! There’s a big bunny drinking tea with honey.” By: Gabe Fankhauser     Text and Images from That’s Funny   That’s funny! There’s a big bunny drinking tea with …

In No Ordinary Lizard, a middle-grade adventure, Ruth and her lizard Benson go on an incredible journey. If you had a secret pet who was smart enough to write you messages, how far would you go to protect him? This is the question 11-year-old Ruth Patterson faces every day. To keep her secret, Ruth must …

“Princess Lemon And Her Yellow Shoes”,  Kate has lots of shoes. She loves them all. Well… All except a pair of pretty yellow sandals. She wants to throw the sandals away, and treats them badly. But one day she needs them for a costume. What happens to the poor yellow shoes? And what is the …

How to be Happy is a short simple book for young children and beginner ESL reader, promoting values of appreciation and giving, and can be used as an early reader. The book is perfect for building confidence in reading with only 25 words most of which are simple words. This book also teaches kids ten …

A short sight word photo book based on the words “Hello seal…will you play with me?”, with our favourite very cute seals, and featuring 30 common sight words, and also a nice story for bedtime. By: Zehnya Bruckert and Danielle Bruckert NOTE TO TEACHER / PARENT The words are repeated throughout the book so that children …

Sharks – A short non-fiction book about Sharks, perfect for introducing young children to non-fiction books, or school projects and self-study for early grades. Another great non-fiction Creative Commons book from Mustard Seed, approximately 300 words. By: Mustard Seed, Elizabeth Kim See this book also in Spanish here: https://freekidsbooks.org/los-tiburones-sharks-spanish-version/ Text and Images from Sharks Sharks are a kind of …