Moonhag and the Monster Monkey – A short and funny story of how a young vervet monkey, Kubuka, met and became friends with a young spotted hyena, Bazi. Children of about 5 and up will enjoy this simple tale, and might even learn a few facts about African wildlife – such as how many different …

Elly is always getting in trouble wagging her huge tail, until Aargh! comes along, and her tail proves to have hidden value. A fun story with some interesting dinosaur facts, and pictures to colour in. Author: Emma Laybourn     See more of these books below    

Pirate the Barking Kookaburra, a baby kookaburra, loses his memory and becomes lost in a thunderstorm. He meets up and befriends a colourful bunch of dogs and a cat who offer to help him out. His sense of fun turns their life upside down, at the same time, they teach him important lessons in survival, …

The Mountain’s Monster – Rumours are not always what they seem, and monsters may not always be monsters, find out more about the monster who lives on the mountain in this picture book. By: Giovani Valencia     See more of these books below    

All Types of Aircraft – An early non-fiction book about all the different types of aircraft, from jets to blimps and everything in between. This book is aimed at early grades, with simple language and lots of pictures. Author: Danielle Bruckert   Text and Images from All Types of Aircraft There are many different types of …

Busy Bee’s Flower Friends – Busy Bee flies to different flowers, along the way children can learn about the different attributes of each flower. This book is a beautiful nature lesson and to top it off, at the end of the book there are some great exercises and suggested activities for flower recognition. Author: Nicola Hawkins …

Children love bugs, and in Bugs by Numbers counting them can be fun. This short children’s book combines bugs and numbers for learning to count from one to five. The book uses recognition, repetition and some rhythm and rhyme perfect for entertaining and teaching toddlers. Suits pre-kindergarten syllabus. Author: Danielle Bruckert   Sample Text from Bugs By Numbers: …

The Moon and the Cap – An endearing tale about a child’s love for a new cap. Another great Creative Commons book from Pratham. By: Noni, Angie, Upesh These books are also available as a read along book, to enable learning reading and learning English with subtitles on Youtube, see the link below. Read Along with …

Hero of the mountain – Bubu the fox travels to see a contest ‘The Hero of the Mountain’ along the way he learns what it means to be a true hero. By: Ivan Parvov This book is also available in Greek, Arabic, German, Bulgarian and many other languages at the author’s website – http://www.bubutales.com.   Sample …

What does the sun give us apart from warmth and light? How many days are there on Mercury? How many moons does Jupiter have? Is there a possibility of life somewhere else? A simple, fun, and modern introduction to our solar system, including glossary, recommended links, fun facts, and activities at the end. A really …

Beekle Henry – His adventures along with his friends, A fascinating tales with all sorts of interesting facts found along the way. By: Nick Creech     Sample Page from The Book:   Beekle Henry was lazing away the morning in his hammock. It was a particularly comfortable hammock made from best spider web slung between two …

Twinklinka is the prettiest doll in the toy store. Surely she will find a great home. However every time a sweet child comes into the toy store she finds some reason to hide. Waiting for the perfect child does she perhaps wait too long? Eventually she finds a home. Will it be the home of her dreams? …

How to Draw Supercow – This is a craft book for children who love Supercow to practise drawing him themselves, it is designed as a compliment to the Supercow series for printing and practising and so is not available as a hard copy at the moment. Author: Danielle Bruckert   Images from How to Draw …

Burly and Grum: Beyond the Forest – Grum has been thrown out of his home by his two brothers. He has to prove himself as a Groblin before he is allowed back. On his way to figure out how, he meets Burly, a big mellow bear, who takes him under his paw. Hilarious adventures follow. …

The fat king Thin Dog – The Fat King chases a thin dog – what happens, will he stay a fat king? A short fun book for young children. The short length, large text, and repetition makes it very nice for early readers. Another great free Creative Commons children’s story from Pratham and Story Weaver. By: Parismita …