Minny Wants a Ride – Minny sees the chair and wants a ride – is she injured, or disabled, or lazy? Or is it just in her nature? A public domain book from Pratham. By: Pratham Public Domain       See more books about diversity and differences below    

Captain Snatchit’s Parrot, Neptune, finds himself kicked off the Captain’s life raft after his ship sinks. Adventure, romance, and a life of bounty follow. Misfortune becomes fortune for Neptune, with lots of colourful characters, and some great lessons along the way. Other types of file format can be found at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/170917       Text …

World Famous Nursery Rhymes Volume 1 is a large and beautifully illustrated collection of familiar English nursery rhymes. It is the first in a collection of three provided by David Whitney. Nursery Rhymes are a great way for toddlers learning to speak and read, since their familiarity helps children recognise and guess words. The pattern of recognition …

Everything looks new – Vasant Panchami is the Indian celebration of the first day of spring. What exciting things happen in India in spring? Another beautiful creative commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver. Level 2, Words 320. By: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry, Priya Kuriyan   Sample Page From Everything looks new: Today is Vasant Panchami. My parents say …

Mrs Penguin’s Perfect Palace – The Penguins are trying to build a perfect palace for Mrs Penguin, but something keeps going wrong. Eventually persistence and team work pays off. Another great creative commons book from Book Dash. By: Helen Brain, Celeste Beckerling     Text and Images from Mrs Penguin’s Perfect Palace “Come children, we’ll build …

Can you only be friends with people who are exactly like you? Is it wrong to be best friends with someone who is different? Learn to SORT OUT the answers to these questions, mathematically, and humanely, with Snake and Sparrow in this heartwarming story about friendship despite differences. This story about being friends despite differences …

Tania Attends A Wedding – Tania attends a Hindu family wedding in India. Another great book in the Tania series by Kanika G, which additionally provides a wonderful insight into Indian culture and traditions. By: Kanika G     Sample Text From Tania Attends A Wedding: Tania’s family had just arrived at the house where Aunt …

The Rescue – Rufus, a brave little mouse, returns from an errand to find his home destroyed and his family kidnapped. He then takes on a journey to rescue them. On the way he is aided by many animals and learns the importance of not only teamwork, but courage and perseverance. By: Carmen Saptouw   <Sample …

In What is Love – a children’s biography of Helen Keller, an excerpt from Helen Keller’s book, The Story of My Life is included, whereupon she explains beautifully the first time she learns what love is and what her life was like before her teacher arrived, thereafter the book details the biography of Helen Keller …

Samira’s Awful Lunch – Sometimes viewing what others have makes one more appreciative of our own things. Another great Creative Commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver. This is a Level 2 book from Pratham’s Storyweaver aimed to children who can recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. The book has minimum amount of …