The Child’s first picture book, A poetic look into children’s picture books from a time gone by. A scanned pdf, with beautiful illustrations, and poetic versus, and formatted with one page of text opposing the illustrations. First published 1933, by an experimental psychologist, an educator, and written with the help of one hundred nursery children …

A B C D E F G so many letters on the alphabet tree. H I J K L M N O P spell all the words for the things we see. Q R S T U V, W’s a tricky one, then X Y and Z ! Captivate and cultivate the imagination while teaching …

The Mixed Up Pet Shop – A story about a girl and her Mum who went to buy a new puppy, however something is not quite right. All the animals inside the Pet Shop was mixed up. Will they ever sort this out and get the animals back where they belong? Find out in this …

A compilation of beautifully illustrated traditional and classic english nursery rhymes, the third book in the world famous nursery rhymes in the series. Compiled by David Whitney     Read along with the video here: Read by Kiwi Opa   See more of these books below    

Monkey Stuff is an adorable tale of a naughty cheeky little monkey, who keeps taking things that are not his. The rhyming story works through numbers one to ten, with endearing colourful illustration on each of the 24 pages. Suitable for pre-schoolers learning to count, and also for learning to read age children to read …

The Three Doof-Doofs tells a delightful tale of Sally, Solly, and Silly, three cute little creatures that are responsible for the Doof-Doof sounds you might hear when tucked up in bed. A perfect bedtime story to entertain and alleviate worries about thumps in the dark. Another great free children’s story from Bookdash. Illustrated by Stephen …

All About Chinchillas is an animal facts book for early grades about the adorable small rodents. This book is brought to us by Free Kids Books creators and is CC-BY-SA, free to share, anyhow you like. If you’re looking for more books about animals, see our animals category.  If you’re looking for more early grade …

A fun counting book featuring the numbers 2,4,6, and 8. Brought to us by The Asia Foundation and Storyweaver. Author: All Children Reading Cambodia Illustrator: Measa Sovonnarea Sample Page from Let’s Count Legs Read along with Kiwi Opa in the video of Let’s Count Legs:    

Things I Like – A short story about a 5 year old boy Makaio and all the things he likes. The book is perfect for learning to read, including a sight reading list at the front and questions at the back. By: Alika Turner Text and Images from Things I Like Hi my name is Makaio …

Smile Please – An endearing short tale about a little fawn running too fast. A great story for very young children, and the simple repetitive text is suitable for those learning to read. Another beautiful creative commons book from StoryWeaver and Pratham. By: Sanjiv Jaiswal ‘Sanjay’, Ajit Narayan, Manisha Chaudhry   Read Along with the Video   Text and …