The fat king Thin Dog – The Fat King chases a thin dog – what happens, will he stay a fat king? A short fun book for young children. The short length, large text, and repetition makes it very nice for early readers. Another great free Creative Commons children’s story from Pratham and Story Weaver. By: Parismita …

The life of a doll from collecting the clay to being handed down as an heirloom with lots of fun repetition for young  children. Sample Page from The Doll that Bommakka Made Authors: Praba Ram, Sheela Preuitt Illustrator: Debasmita Dasgupta Read the full book by selecting one of the buttons below the post. Attribution Text: …

Sniffles tells a story of a little girl who gets the sniffles and some difficult decision making. What will be the consequences if she chooses to play when she shouldn’t go out? Another great free children’s story from Storyweaver and Pratham. Author: Sunando C Illustrator: Sunando Chakraborty     Text and Images from Sniffles Sniffle …

I do not use plastic bags but I use cloth bags instead.

In Flying High, a young boy dreams he is flying high. A beautiful story for small children. The repetitive simple text  also makes this perfect as an early reader, for children learning to read. Another great Creative Commons Book fro Pratham and Story Weaver. Written by Vidya Tiware Illustrated by Rijuta Ghate Translated by Rohini …

Hippo wants to Dance, but this doesn’t make everyone else so happy. But then hippo stops dancing and she gets very sad. Another friend comes to the rescue. This short animal story has lots of lessons about respecting others boundaries, and about doing what makes you happy. Illustrated by Megan Andrews, Written by Sam Beckbessinger Designed …

Durva and Dhrubo are brother and sister. Together they explore markets and parks, and they have lots of fun like normal siblings do. Dhrubo’s wheeeeelchair is a fun attachment to their games. Read about all the crazy things this pair get up to in My Brother’s Wheeeeelchair. Author: Salil Chaturvedi, Illustrator: Tanvi Bhat     …

In What Are These For? young children can be entertained by the simple rhyme. Several things fall down from the shelf and the children ask what are these, Ma answers, what each utensil does. Perfect for new readers with the simple text and a word list at the end. Author: Bhavini, Illustrator: Chaaya Prabhat   …

Lumberjack Mack needs lots of wood! He has to light his fireplace, fix his house, and get ready for the Forest Town festival. But what happens when there’s no more trees? This sweet rhyming story with an important lesson about looking after the environment. It is suitable for an early reader or for reading to young …

Cat Egg is a three letter word book from Bo Books. This is among the easiest possible stories, making it a good way to learn reading. Every word is no longer than three letters. The first step in learning to read is a big one: from single letters to whole words. That’s a lot to ask …