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 …

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 …

“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 …

In this second Megan mysteries book, we find Megan after following Frits down a cable car line, trapped in another strange world, The Hopah Place, with an annoying princess. Megan and Frits must journey through a series of scary-creepy caves to find their way back home, but first, she must solve three riddles. Will Megan …

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 …

Do Not Feed The Troll is a hilarious, and award winning middle grade fiction story about a troll. This is a great early chapter book for boys and girls. It also makes perfect for reading as a to be continued bedtime story with younger children, excitement that will have them begging to go to bed! …

Grum – A story of two girls who discover magical bubble gum. The gum takes them on a series of magical and hilarious mishaps, such as sleeping with slugs, a magic pizzaria in the middle of the desert, and a troll who needs help fixing his bridge. By: Robyn Hill     Text from Grum Chapter …

Little – A short book about things that are little, perfect for learning to read, aimed at young children, Kindergarten/Foundation stage and Grade 1. Another great creative commons book from Mustard Seed Books. By: Mustard Seed Books     Sample Text and Images from Little – Mustard Seed Books   The snail is little.   The ladybug …

In this classic Beatrix Potter tale, a naughty Tom Kitten gets tangled up in Samuel Whiskers Roly Poly Pudding, totally unable to escape. Will Samuel Whiskers have kitten pie for dinner, or will someone come to Tom’s rescue? This version compiled and formatted by Kiwi Opa (Peter Whittaker) is suitable and best viewed on screen. …

Tania’s Monsoon Adventure – Tania and her friends are on the way back from a school trip. It is pouring cats and dogs and the roads have started flooding. As the school bus crawls through a water logged street, the engine sputters and chokes and comes to a grinding halt. The kids are stranded. What …