What Happened to the Shawl? Buddhist parable – A monk approaches Buddha in need of a new shawl. Before he gives it to him Buddha delves deep into the situation of what happened to the old shawl. A story of reduce, reuse, recycle. Sample Text from What Happened to the Shawl? Buddhist parable One day, …

Sleepy Mr Sloth – He’s quite good at climbing. He knows how to swing. But sleeping’s his favourite, favourite thing! A playful rhyming story about a sloth. Suitable for learning to read with large text size and beautiful rhyme and repetition. Another great creative commons book from BookDash. Written by Paul Kennedy, Designed by Nick …

Three brothers, Little Mouse, Littler Mouse, and Tiny Mouse go out for a day to the carnival, they have a really great time, but safety must come first, and it’s important to look out for each other. Luckily they are keeping track! Author: Syamphay Fengsavanh, Illustrator: Nivong Sengsakoun, Translator: Alisha Berger Originally published by Room …

Why Can’t We Glow Like Fireflies – Why does a fire fly glow? A fun non-fiction book packed with interesting facts about fireflies, and includes a fact summary and three suggested activities. Another great creative commons book from Storyweaver and Pratham Books. By: Nabanita Deshmukh and Samidha Gunjal  

Barnaby Frog And The Song Of The Moon – Barnaby Frog and his friends sing to the moon – what sounds best? A Duet, a trio, or how about a quartet, is there room for one more? Another great free Level 1 book from Tony On The Moon Books. By: Tony J Moon   Text and …

A little bee has lost his home and asks an elephant to help him find it. Sample Text from The Bee and the Elephant “I am lost,” said Little Bee. “I cannot find my home!” “Can you please help me, Mr. Elephant?” “Is this nest your home, Little Bee?” the elephant asked. “Oh no!” cried …

Aella’s Trip is a short and simple story written for Pre-K and Kindergarten learners. It uses easy vocabulary, repetitive sentence patterns, and sight words to help young children practice reading with confidence. The story follows Aella as she goes on a fun trip to a town. She rides a bus, drinks coffee, listens to music, …

Thanksgiving may have come and gone this year, but there is never a time we shouldn’t reflect on what we are thankful for – especially coming up to Christmas when the greed overtakes the gratitude at times. This fun book has a page with a word then the next page where your child can fill …

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 …

A young dragon dreams of going to dragon school but first he must find his lost bell. Another great decodable reader from BookBot. Sample Page from Dragon School Download or read online the full book by selecting one of the buttons below the post. Bookbot provide a wonderful selection of creative commons, leveled books, for …