Sam Sam and  Marzipan  is a series of picture book stories, in which, a four year old boy and his cat go on wild imaginary adventures with their friends, Spoon, Dish and Tock. The first in the series, The Cubby House, is an adventure involving chocolate seas and vanilla ice bergs and lots of other …

The pottering pig causes all sorts of chaos, but did she break the potter’s pots? A cute whodunnit, when the Pottering Pig is accused of a crime she may or may not have committed. Author: Rohit Kulkarni Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan Sample Page from The Pottering Pig: Brought to us by Pratham Books. Read along with …

I Want to be a Baker is about a young child wanting to become a baker, and through the trials of learning, experiencing the feelings of giving up. But persevering and receiving help he eventually achieves his goals. Sample Text from I Want to be a Baker I want to be a baker! Because I …

Under the Sea – Learn Sight Words  is an aquatic sight word book with simple language and lots of repetition. The book includes word lists and spelling exercises at the end. This text is aimed primarily at for children learning to read, or can simply be a fun book to read with toddlers who like …

Who Is It is a cute beginner reader about animals. The book features. repetition and simple language, someone is making a funny sound, who is it? Author: Kanchan Bannerjee, Illustrator: Pratyush Gupta Who is Cute is made available in creative commons – CC-BY-SA by Pratham’s Storyweaver platform.     Text from Who Is It Priya …

Foxy Joxy plays a trick on the animals, so they decide to get even. A great early reader with lots of fun animal names, and a nice moral. Another great free children’s book from BookDash This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution The book contains a lot of fun and colourful well drawn …

Can You Smile When You Snore? – A fun book with some nice sound effects and a good book for bedtime. Another great Creative Commons book from Storyweaver. This is a Level 2 book brought to us by Pratham’s Storyweaver suited for children who can recognize common words and can read and learn new words …

Circles, a beautiful picture book about death in nature, provides a helpful introduction to the topic of death for young children. This is an ideal children’s book about death, if you need to help a pre-schooler understand about the impending or recent passing of a loved one, a family friend, or  pet. In Circles, we see …

In Cameron Calls 9-1-1, A 911 colouring story, Cameron’s parents have told him to always call 911 when he needs help, but when he loses his airplane behind the couch and needs help, is it the right time to call? Cameron and his friend Jaxson in this fun 911 colouring story learn when it’s appropriate …

There’s a Bug in My Room – You find a large bug crawling across the floor of your bedroom. Do you squish it? Do you hide from it? Do you keep it as a pet? What do you do to move that bug from your room?? There’s A Bug In My Room teaches children compassion …