Stick’s Masterpiece is a wonderful rhyming picture book, perfect for inspiring children that feel they “can’t do” something. Free at FKB. Cute, little Stick doesn’t know how to paint a masterpiece, but she can do small and simple things. The combination of all these small and simple things, composed over time, become her masterpiece. And …

In Why Do Birds Sing At Dawn we find a fun folktale style story about birds singing at Dawn. Mama bird goes on a mission to save the forest and the babies are left alone, they miss her, learning to sing gives them hope she will return and she does. Illustrated by Emmanuel Grebo, Written …

In The Magic Powder, a delightful folktale from Myanmar with a very important lesson, a young man studying alchemy finds out how to turn earth into gold by following the advice of his wise father in law. Another great free story from Pratham and Storyweaver. Author: Greystroke Illustrator: P.G. Dinesh     Text and Images …

Creatures of Old is a non-fiction story about dinosaurs with interesting facts for mid to upper elementary. Explaining the study of paleontology and basic dinosaur facts this is a fun book for science and reading in elementary lessons. Sample Text from Creatures of Old – All about dinosaurs The sun had just set, and the …

Clever Rabbit wants to see the world outside his hutch. He devises a plan to get out. Once outside there are many dangers he didn’t count on, a dog, a lion, he devises a plan to get back inside. Does the Clever Rabbit learn a lesson? Author: Deogratias Simba, Illustrator: Michael Sagikwa Sample Text from Clever …

This short book about polar bears from Wordscientists, edited by FKB, introduces easy to read CVC words and builds confidence for early readers. The book is available in pdf, read online, and an editable download. Text from Polar Bears in the Arctic Introduction (teacher or parent reads): Peg and Datiz go to the Arctic Circle …

A smile is a thing you can give away and keep, it costs nothing, it makes everyone feel good, and it’s contagious. In Sizwe’s smile we find out more about how a big smile can go a long way to make everyone happy. This book was brought to us by BookDash, a literacy non-profit aimed …

This is a non-fiction book about big cats for upper elementary age children. The book makes a great research source for school projects about big cats or for a bedtime read for inspiring young zoologists (I just wish they had one on dolphins for my aspiring marine biologist to read or listen to at bedtime!). …

A short story about conical hats and all their important uses. Great for young children, learning to read, and ESL. Sample page from The Conical Hat Author: Ram Babu Subedi Illustrator: Promina Shreshtha Brought to us by Room to Read. Read along with Kiwi Opa:  

Don’t be a Bully is a short simple book for young children, and beginner ESL readers, promoting values of anti-bullying and anti-discrimination. This book teaches children ten important life lessons about values and the importance of treating everyone equal, no matter what race, religion, gender, or abilities. There are exercises supporting the topics at the …