Angry Akku is a delightful children’s story all about handling anger. Akku is angry, she had a really bad day at school. Her father suggests she draw about what happened. At the end of the book there’s a list of ideas for handling anger. This book makes a great example for children about how to …

Everything looks new – Vasant Panchami is the Indian celebration of the first day of spring. What exciting things happen in India in spring? Another beautiful creative commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver. Level 2, Words 320. By: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry, Priya Kuriyan   Sample Page From Everything looks new: Today is Vasant Panchami. My parents say …

This Grade 3 Science textbook is produced by Utah Education Network’s open textbook initiative using the CK-12 Foundation open education resources. The book is suitable for children age 7-9, and covers the science topics of a Grade 3 level in Utah. The bok includes chapters on the Earth and Moon, What is Alive, What is …

Can you only be friends with people who are exactly like you? Is it wrong to be best friends with someone who is different? Learn to SORT OUT the answers to these questions, mathematically, and humanely, with Snake and Sparrow in this heartwarming story about friendship despite differences. This story about being friends despite differences …

The Chilli Eating Contest, there’s a big chilli eating contest in town, Nomvundla the hare and Soko the monkey are going to try their luck to win tickets to the fun fare, find out how they get along. This is a short easy to read book, suitable for young children. Illustrated by Adrien Folly-Notsron Written …

Bow Meow Wow a fun and action packed wordless picture book from Pratham Books.  Perfect for pet lovers, here we see cat and dog chasing each other while ending up covered in paint, but the result might not be better than expected. This is a Level 1 picture book perfect for very young children. The …

Counting Animals is a counting book with animals for pre-school, perfect for kindergarteners or pre-schoolers learning their numbers 1 – 10. Authors: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi Illustrator: Rob Owen Sample Text from Counting Animals (counting book with animals for pre-school) One elephant is going to drink water. Two giraffes are going to drink …

Mrs Penguin’s Perfect Palace – The Penguins are trying to build a perfect palace for Mrs Penguin, but something keeps going wrong. Eventually persistence and team work pays off. Another great creative commons book from Book Dash. By: Helen Brain, Celeste Beckerling     Text and Images from Mrs Penguin’s Perfect Palace “Come children, we’ll build …

Cube Cat, Cone Cat has a fun introduction of many different geometric shapes in this short beautifully illustrated storybook for young children. Lots of repetition makes it great for an early reader. along with colourful pictures to keep them interested in the book. Another great free children’s storybook from Pratham and Storyweaver. licensed under creative …

In Two Mice a little brown mouse encounters a computer mouse and challenges his new friend to find out what can a real mouse do and each time his new friend matches the challenge and betters. Sample Text from Two Mice One day, a little mouse climbed onto the table to explore. “Oooh, yum! This …