Four friends have a secret meeting place, but someone keeps trying to get in. Is it Ma like the person says, or is it a scary monster? The group has 3 forms of security to protect their secret meeting place. This book provides a nice simple explanation of security and why it’s important in a …
In Maya Fights for a Cause, construction threatens Maya’s village, but the villagers are not educated and don’t know what to do. Everyone is in despair, until a bright 10 year old, Maya, thinks about fighting for their cause. She realises the only one who can help is the teacher from their neighbouring village, a …
Categories: Age 2-5 Years, All FKB Books, Animals, Beginner English, Behaviour, BookDash, Creative Commons, Early Reader, Grade K and Pre K, Toddlers
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Carmen Saptouw, Children, Christmas, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Intermediate English, Rhyming
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, …
Categories: Age years 13+, All FKB Books, Cory Doctorow, Creative Commons, Fluent English, Grade 7+, science fiction, Young Adult
In Pirate Cinema, a young adult sci-fi novel about piracy, more over, extensive over-criminalisation of it. A teenager’s piracy crime results in his whole family being cut off from the internet as a punishment. Feeling forced to leave his home in a combination of shame, shunning, and an overriding desire to keep hacking movies. Another …
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Animals, Carmen Saptouw, Children, Conservation, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Intermediate English, Reptiles, Values
Dan and the Frog – The Ponds, home of a kingdom of frogs, was polluted by humans and have become nearly uninhabitable. One of their own promises the group of frogs a better home, filled with food and clean water. They decide to leave their previous home and King behind for a better life or …
Categories: Age 2-5 Years, All FKB Books, Animals, Beginner English, Family, Grade K and Pre K, mouse, Room to Read, Toddlers
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 …