It’s annual haircut day but Sringeri cannot find anyone to help. Another great creative commons (CC-BY-SA) book from Pratham publishers, with stories based on Indian lifestyles adding to their cultural depth for most Westerners, and familiarity for those from the Indian sub-continent. By: Noni, Angie and Upesh   Images from Annual Haircut Day <end of sample> …

How Old Is Muttajji? – A captivating story where two children try to work out how old Muttajji, their great grand mother, is. As they try to work our her age, they walk through many significant events and places in Indian history, and work through some basic mathematics. The end of the book provides some …

Baby Animals – A very cute non-fiction book for early grades (aimed at Grade 1) about baby animals. Another great creative commons book from Mustard Seed Books. By: Mustard Seed     Text and Images from Baby Animals Here is a baby cat. A baby cat is called a kitten. Here is a baby dog. A …

What is Christmas all about? Is it the presents, and the candy, and the snow – do you even have snow? Or is it about sharing, giving, loving, and growth? Is it about toys or is it about family and fun? This short photo book is designed for young children and children learning to read, …

Save the Planet is a short simple book for young children, and beginner ESL readers, promoting values of conservation and ecologically-friendly behaviour. This book teaches children ten important lessons about conservation and actions that can help preserve and conserve our natural environment and the resources, for those of us, people and animals, who inhabit it. …

The Red Raincoat – A present of a new raincoat makes Manu wish for Rain. This book combines rhyme, days of the week, and weather for a great learning experience. Another great creative commons book from Storyweaver. Also available in German. By: Kiran Kasturia, Zainab Tambawalla   Sample Page from The Red Raincoat: On Sunday, Manu’s …

When four young astronauts travel the galaxy in search of distant planets, they discover one thing is certain – Wherever they go, it is nothing like our Earth! A fun rhyming story about embracing differences and diversity.

A folk-tale style children’s story about how the rain began, featuring Big Fish and the moon. This book made it to number 1 for Amazon Kindle best sellers in Japan for it’s category, and has very beautiful simple water colour and ink drawings that children will love. By: Ahmad Amani  

Sam Dragon was a little different. for a start, he detested eating maidens, no matter how many times he was punished for it he plainly refused. It was against his principals. (Any young and newly converted vegetarians or vegans with staunch traditionalist parents, Sam’s out there with sympathy for your situation as am I! Vegetarians …

Monkey Travels – An imaginative and inspirational journey about loving yourself and others, and being the best you can be. This eventful entertaining book inspires and nurtures social and emotional truths, well suited for today’s modern society for the healthy development of young minds in their formative years. The newly encouraged young reader obtains the foundation …