Lara the yellow ladybird is different from all her friends, her differences make her unique, but she doesn’t always like being different, what would it be like to be the same as the others? Read this book to find out. Lara the Yellow Ladybird makes a great early reader with lots of repetition and a …

In Spincy Spider, an early grade fiction book, spincy spider longed to be like his famous like his great, great, great, grandfather Incy. Will he find out how? Read more in this short fiction book suitable for early grade children, including a new nursery rhyme. Another great children’s storybook from Pratham books. By: Herminder Ohri …

More or Less? Need to Guess is a fun story about estimating. The lesson of how to estimate is brought across in a fun way using a story of two children counting gift bags for a wedding. The book also contains explanation and exercises at the end for clarity and additional mathematics work. Another great …

I Want That One! is a fun early reader where an overly keen child keeps picking things from the bottom of the pile, it seems he won’t learn his lesson, until they come to a pile of puppies. Lots of repetition and a nice geometry lesson included make this a great free story book for …

Cube Cat, Cone Cat has a fun introduction of many different geometric shapes in this short beautifully illustrated storybook for young children. Lots of repetition makes it great for an early reader. along with colourful pictures to keep them interested in the book. Another great free children’s storybook from Pratham and Storyweaver. licensed under creative …

Arya in the cockpit – a fact based children’s story tells of a little girl’s dream to be a pilot. Along the way we meet many figures from women’s history in aviation and find out about their achievements. An inspiring Level two story brought to us by Pratham children’s books and Storyweaver. Author: Nandita Jayaraj …

Mango Lick wordless book, provides 6 colourful illustrations of the main character, a mango, on a journey with a not so nice surprise ending. The book also provides guidance on how to use wordless books with young children. This book would make a great prompt for creative writing exercises in early grades for school or …

In The Tree, a children’s nature storybook for very young children, we see the various parts of the tree and life cycle introduced in a repetitive manner with beautiful illustrations. Great nature book for very young children. Lots of repetition in the text makes it a nice book for early readers. Author: Usha Rane Illustrator: …

Around the world with a chilli contains lots of fun facts for children about chilies and the places they come from. A young boy in India meets Ajar Uchu, the spirit of the chillies. The spirit tells the young boy all about the countries chillies come from and the travelers who traded with them and …

In Where Does the Sun Go at Night, a sister and brother discuss where the sun might go at night. The younger brother keeps guessing lots of inventive ideas, but the older sister knows best what she’s been taught from books at school and explains to her brother where the sun goes at night. This …

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 …

Sniffles tells a story of a little girl who gets the sniffles and some difficult decision making. What will be the consequences if she chooses to play when she shouldn’t go out? Another great free children’s story from Storyweaver and Pratham. Author: Sunando C Illustrator: Sunando Chakraborty     Text and Images from Sniffles Sniffle …

Jadav ‘Mulai’ Payeng Biography – Jadav and The Tree Place is a children’s non-fiction book covering the story of Jadav ‘Mulai’ Payeng,  a man who created a forest, by planting one tree at a time. This is an inspiring biography for children including lots of information about environmental friendly actions. Another great non-fiction children’s storybook …

Angry Akku is a delightful children’s story all about handling anger. Akku is angry, she had a really bad day at school. Her father suggests she draw about what happened. At the end of the book there’s a list of ideas for handling anger. This book makes a great example for children about how to …

The Three Doof-Doofs tells a delightful tale of Sally, Solly, and Silly, three cute little creatures that are responsible for the Doof-Doof sounds you might hear when tucked up in bed. A perfect bedtime story to entertain and alleviate worries about thumps in the dark. Another great free children’s story from Bookdash. Illustrated by Stephen …