Sam’s Christmas Present is a fun story about curiosity and patience over Christmas. Kids can’t wait for Christmas, and the curiosity can be too much, but it’s important to wait. This beautiful Christmas story was brought to us by Pratham and their Storyweaver platform. See more Christmas stories in our Christmas category. Author: Annie Besant …

Nursery Rhymes and songs for pre-school and kindergarten children, brought to us by Core Knowledge Foundation. Each song or nursery rhyme is featured on its own page like a poster, 56 rhymes all together. Contents 1 A Tisket, A Tasket 2 A-Hunting We Will Go 3 An Old Person of Ware 4 Are You Sleeping? …

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 …

A short book for young children and those learning to read about a hungry crocodile. Brought to us by African Storybook and including some non-fiction facts about Crocodiles at the end. Sample Page from Hungry Crocodile Main Text from The Hungry Crocodile Once there was a very hungry crocodile. He searched for food slowly and …

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 …

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 …

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   …

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     …

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 …