The Shoes on the Dusty Shelf – Mike works hard as a shoemaker, to take care of his family. He makes a very special pair of shoes, which take a very long time to find a home. When they do, there’s a very special message with them. By: Eirini Dermitzaki and Virginia Chrisoulaki       …

Into the Crater of Doom introduces kids to the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused dinosaurs and many other species to go extinct. Readers will also learn about the scientific research expedition to the impact crater that helped us learn more about the mass extinction.  The book features a part for younger children …

A wildflower colouring book, including hand drawn colouring images, and real colour photos of the flowers, a colour guide for colouring in, and factual information about the flowers. A great book for gathering information for early grades biology projects. By: Danielle Bruckert   Text and Images from Creating Wild flowers – Colouring Book Wild Ginger (Asarum …

Burly and Grum The Secret City – Burlington Bear, Grum the groblin and Max (the human) are best friends. Burly and Grum show Max a Secret City in the the middle of the forest but hunters are tracking them down. They knock out Burly, capture Max, and want to turn the Secret City into a …

How Do Aeroplanes fly? For those who dream to fly, to sow the seeds for those who want to make flying real. A beautifully illustrated early non-fiction children’s picture book, including some fun facts about learning to fly, how planes fly, aviation in India, including India’s first woman pilot, and some fun activities. Another great …

The Picturesque Life of Canela: The Hooves – Canela, a little goat, is afraid of trying new things, but bit by bit she will continue discovering how brave she really is. A lovely illustrated tale that teaches children to face their fears. By: N Miranda     See more books about animals below    

Raj is a radiator, but he cares a lot about all his friends. He wants to make everyone warm. Tim the tea towel gets a bit cold, and the pink flamingo loses an egg, flip a doodle, let’s not let the egg get cold! This exciting tale is a short fun read, with an important …

Herewith pepper and carrot episode 14 editable file, which can be used as a starting point for school projects. I create picture books in a drawing form rather than a document form, using the free program OpenOffice, it’s good for books where there is a higher picture to word ratio than the other way around, …

Whizz-kid scientist Bradley Robinson knows precisely how to get more presents out of Santa. His plan involves lots of coffee and some electric shocks, neither of which Jack, his younger brother, is a fan of, but he doesn’t get much say in the matter. Of course, Santa isn’t the only person out and about in …

Bheema The Sleepy Head – Bheema just can’t seem to wake up in the mornings, how will she solve this problem? Another great free kids book in Creative Commons from StoryWeaver and Pratham. By: Kiran Kasturia and Shweta Mohapatra   Text and Images from Bheema The Sleepy Head Bheema loves to sleep and just cannot get …