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 …

Irku’s First Day Of School follows through all the activities of a day at school and Irku’s excitement at the new experiences. The book is a wordless book for children to create there own words to the pictures.         Sample images from Irku’s First Day of School <End of sample> Read the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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!). …

Come Stay With Me – Tendai Turtle’s Granny has hurt her shell and Mum and Dad have to go to help her. “Come stay with me,” says Tendai’s best friend Busi Bunny, and the fun begins. A short fun story about a play date and sleepover. BookDash books are perfect for young children and those …

This workbook is designed simply to help reinforce common sounds and high-frequency words. Using lists of common words and sounds is the basis of reading programs for emerging readers. The repetition of common high-frequency words helps immensely for those who are struggling to read or have difficulty with English spelling. It comprises primarily of lists …