It’s All The Cat’s Fault a classic variation of “the dog ate my homework” for cat lovers, perfect for getting children to read who hate homework. Another great creative commons book from Pratham / Storyweaver. The dog ate his homework but why it is the cats fault? Read this story and witness the series of …

A beautifully illustrated rendition of the Christmas Carol, the 12 days of Christmas. By: First Smile  

Minny Wants a Ride – Minny sees the chair and wants a ride – is she injured, or disabled, or lazy? Or is it just in her nature? A public domain book from Pratham. By: Pratham Public Domain       See more books about diversity and differences below    

Why Can’t We Glow Like Fireflies – Why does a fire fly glow? A fun non-fiction book packed with interesting facts about fireflies, and includes a fact summary and three suggested activities. Another great creative commons book from Storyweaver and Pratham Books. By: Nabanita Deshmukh and Samidha Gunjal  

Tania At School – Tania was talking in class and didn’t hear her homework assignment. It’s due today, and she’s now desperate for a solution. Tania’s a very good student, but today she learns a very important point, that honesty is the best policy, and she also learns the importance of not talking during lessons! Another great free children’s …

Quarta – The Girl Born With Only Two Arms and Two Legs – Imagine a world where you didn’t have the same abilities as everyone else? What would you do? Quarta is another awesome free kids book from Stuart Baum at Stuart’s Stories. By: Stuart Baum   Text from Quarta – The Girl Born With Only …

How Do Aeroplanes fly? For those who dream to fly, to sow the seeds for those who want to make flying real. A beautifully illustrated early non-fiction children’s picture book, including some fun facts about learning to fly, how planes fly, aviation in India, including India’s first woman pilot, and some fun activities. Another great …

Tania’s School Picnic – Tania and her friends are going on a school picnic exploring the Kanheri caves. Will they discover anything interesting? Another great free kids book from Kanika G By: Kanika G     Sample Text From Tania School Picnic: Tania’s School Picnic The children in Tania’s class at school were chattering excitedly. The …

Danny the Dragon was always causing problems with his fire, so the other dragons decide to teach him a lesson. An unlikely friend helps him out. This picture book is a cute and fun rhyming dragon tale with wonderful colourful illustrations. Another great free kids book provided in creative commons by StoryWeaver and Pratham. By: Rasana Atreya …

Bheema The Sleepy Head – Bheema just can’t seem to wake up in the mornings, how will she solve this problem? Another great free kids book in Creative Commons from StoryWeaver and Pratham. By: Kiran Kasturia and Shweta Mohapatra   Text and Images from Bheema The Sleepy Head Bheema loves to sleep and just cannot get …

How Far Is Far? – A fun look at measurements using common objects that children can understand. A great book for children in early grades learning measurement concepts of 1 metre, 10 metres, 100 metres, 1000 metres…all the way up to how far away is the sun. By: Sukanya Sinha and Vishnu M Nair     …

Vegepedia Colouring – A fun colouring and pattern book for older children, young adults, and yes I think this passes as an adult colouring book ;-), fascinating designs, all provided for free under Creative Commons open source terms. By: Nick Dolan     See more colouring below    

What If – Have you ever wondered: What If….? The ultimate childhood question, and the beginnings of potentially solving all the problems in the world. If we only remembered ‘what if….’ more often! Another great Creative Commons book from BookDash. By: Mary-Anne Hampton, Cristy Zinn, Julie Smith-Belton   Text and Images from What If…? Nandi sat on …

Tania in Eureka – Tania and her friends have a learn about physical science and measurement to solve a problem in a game they are playing; Another great book in the Tania Series. By: Kanika G   Sample Text From Tania in Eureka: It was a lovely sunny morning in September. Ganesh Chaturthi meant it was …

Why do bees and butterflies like flowers so much? This book helps us find out. A beautifully illustrated tale of bees and flowers, including an English and a Spanish free eBook version, and available in paperback on Amazon. This is from the Mummy Nature Series: A mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. …