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The Birthday Party – A Wordless Book
This is a wordless book about a birthday party. Wordless stories are wonderful because they contain infinite possibilities. Here are a few ideas for engaging with children using visual stories: – Explore the story in a leisurely manner. Draw attention to the details – the expressions of the characters, setting, colours, etc. The idea is …
SpringLoaded – A Wordless Book
SpringLoaded What would happen if you invented a helicopter hat, or what about some spring loaded boots? This is a picture book WITHOUT WORDS, a great adventure in creativity for children to make up their own story to go with the images, and perfect for reluctant readers, illustrating that books are about telling a story, …
Unathi and the Dirty, Smelly Beast – fun early reader
Unathi and the Dirty, Smelly Beast – A mysterious dirty smelly beast is following Unathi home, or is it really a dirty smelly beast? Find out in this fun creative commons picture book from BookDash. This picture book is perfect for young children who want to start reading and understand common words with help. The …
Thato’s Birthday Surprise
Thato’s Birthday Surprise – Thato’s birthday is near and her mothers is planning a big surprise for him. He gets excited and think of the gift that he is about to receive. Everyday before his birthday he imagines what kind of gift it will be. This is a Level 2 book from Storyweaver and Bookdash. …
Sindiwe and the Fireflies
Sindiwe and the Fireflies – This is the story of Sindiwe Magona. Born in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape. Born on August 23 1943, But life was not easy on Sindiwe, she left school in order to work as a cleaner, but no matter difficult her situation was Sindiwe never gave up …
Sizwe’a Smile – Something you can give away and keep!
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 …
Maddy Moona’s Menagerie – Animal rhymes
Maddy Monna’d Menagerie – Animal rhymes is a fun story full of animal mayhem in the style of Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo. Maddy wants a pet for her 5th birthday, but can she find the right pet? Read all about her decision making in this fun animal rhyme from BookDash. Download or read the flipbook …
Sindi and the Moon – Ready for the first day of school
Sindi and the Moon is a story about Sindi’s experiences preparing for and going to school for the first time. Sindi is getting ready for her first day of school, but she’s a little nervous. Will there be only reading and writing, or will they let her sing and dance too? Download the full picture …
There Must Be a Rainbow – A story of being positive
There Must Be a Rainbow is a story about being positive in the face of adversity. The whole village is ravaged by storms, and there is so much damage everyone is distraught, but one little girl sees things differently. Find out more – download or read online on the buttons below the post, or read …
What is it? A short and very sweet story of discovery
What is it? Is a short and very sweet story of discovery. The animals discover a new creature, but it’s not like them, what can it be? Perfect for reading to very young children, and with simple words, recognition, and lots of repetition it also makes a perfect early reader. This is another amazing book …
Hippo Wants to Dance – a story about animals and emotions
Hippo wants to Dance, but this doesn’t make everyone else so happy. But then hippo stops dancing and she gets very sad. Another friend comes to the rescue. This short animal story has lots of lessons about respecting others boundaries, and about doing what makes you happy. Illustrated by Megan Andrews, Written by Sam Beckbessinger Designed …
Woof-Woof – overcoming fear of pets
Woof-Woof is a delightful story of a young girl overcoming her fear of pets. The little girl is terrified of her family dog, and runs crying to her Daddy. Her Daddy shows her the woof-woof only wants to play. Slowly the little girl overcomes her fear and gains trust. This cute short picture book was …
Kung-Fu Grasshoppers – learn not to judge
In The Kung-Fu Grasshoppers, the grasshopper’s children are taken prisoner by a hungry monster. Two strangers arrive in the grasshopper village, an old man and his granddaughter. Who are they, and can they help to save the grasshopper children from the evil monster who holds them prisoner in the nearby woods? This suspense-filled tale of …
Wiggle-Jiggle – A caterpillar story
Wiggle-Jiggle is a cute and cuddly caterpillar story with very cute rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Young children will love this short, beautifully illustrated picturebook. Young children will love all the fun sound words along with the bright pictures, and the inevitable ending. Illustrated by: Megan Vermaak Written by: Mathapelo Mabaso Designed by: Chenél Ferreira Edited …
Why is Nita Upside Down – lessons in being different and good values
In Why is Nita Upside Down, a children’s book about being different, we learn important lessons about the value of being proud of who you are and that everyone is different. This book is created by Bookdash, a non-profit organisation dedicated to getting books into every child’s hands. By: Emma Hearne, Roxana Bouwer, Sarah Bouwer …
Zanele Sees Numbers – fun early maths
There’s numbers everywhere, but Zanele can’t see them. Help Zanele see numbers and count along in this fun early maths book. Another great book from Bookdash. Illustrated by Hanrie Coetzee Written by Laura de Lange Designed by Arthur Attwell Edited by Catherine Deiner with the help of the Book Dash participants in Grahamstown on 12 …
Hello – giving greetings to the world around us
Hello is a short book for young children or those learning to read giving greetings to the world around us. A great book for learning simple English phrases too. In this story young children will learn how to use the world hello by reading along as Lolo say hello and introduce us to her friends …
Who Takes The Train – a fun trip out
In Who Takes The Train a child looks at all the different people and offers that come and go on the train while enroute to her destination. This picture book is great for early readers and will keep them entertain while introducing new words for your young ones. This is a fun book for young …
I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep – Bedtime Fun
In I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep we find some fun bedtime solutions for the child that doesn’t want to sleep. A fun bedtime book for young children. Another great book brought to us by Bookdash, see more of their books on our site here: https://freekidsbooks.org/publisher/bookdash/ Illustrated by Subi Bosa, Written by Sarah McGregor …
Let’s Have an Inside Day – fun inside activities
In Let’s Have an Inside Day, we take a look at all the activities that can be done inside when it’s raining or when we need to stay inside for some other reason. This is a short book suitable for reading to young children or reading by children learning to read. Illustrated by Alicia van …
