A Tale of Two Cities, An Epic tale which needs no introduction. This is a Project Gutenberg recreation. By: Charles Dickens   Text from A Tale of Two Cities Chapter I – The Period It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age …

The Child’s first picture book, A poetic look into children’s picture books from a time gone by. A scanned pdf, with beautiful illustrations, and poetic versus, and formatted with one page of text opposing the illustrations. First published 1933, by an experimental psychologist, an educator, and written with the help of one hundred nursery children …

A beautiful rendition of the classic Sanskrit tale (stories with morales), The Magic Pitcher, complete with illustrations and comprehension / inferential questions. Sample Text from The Magic Pitcher Long, long ago there lived far away in India a woodcutter called Subha Datta and his family, who were all very happy together. The father went every …

Raggedy Ann Stories, abridged and adapted from the original, contains 13 short stories about the classic rag doll and her friends. The text is from the US government English language department and is accompanied a picture glossary, and questions to aid comprehension. The language has been simplified for high-beginning level English language learners (with vocabulary …

The story of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is a tale which has entertained children for generations. Herewith the classic children’s story is provided in a downloadable and read online format designed in a manner similar to the feel of the original Beatrix Potter books. Naughty Peter disobeys his mother and goes into Mr McGreggor’s …

Colour Our Story – Global Version – Children from around the world create messages and colouring images for other children as a way to globally connect. This edition is from around the world – worldwide. Sample Pages from Colour Our Story Book 1 About Colour Our Story Colour Our Story is a global, creative initiative …

Puss in Boots is classic tale of how a clever cat gains wealth for his master through trickery. This version, is a short illustrated version of the classic tale, with classic pictures. This adaptation retold by Kiwi Opa     Sample Text and Images From Puss in Boots: Once upon a time there lived a …

Classic Colouring from the Trenton Public Library is a collection of beautiful intricate public domain images, for relaxing colouring for older children and young adults. A game, a pastime, an anti-stress remedy. It seems difficult that an ancient book could also have these characteristics, but we wanted to try. We have selected a series of …

Many years before TS Elliot’s popular collection of poems, and many years before Andrew Lloyd Weber popularised it in the broadway musical, was The Book of the Cat. A beautifully illustrated well written collection of short storeys and poems about cats, including The Great Panjandrum, Snowball, and Mr Twinkletoes. Any cat person will identify with …

The Call of the Wild – A tale of frontier days in the Yukon gold rush and the relationship between a sled dog, his keeper, and the call of the wild. by: Jack London   Text from The Call of the Wild   Excerpt: BUCK did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that …