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    

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     …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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  

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    

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

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 …

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 …

1 2 3 with Lily – The Forest Fairy takes her friend Lilly, a little girl, on a counting adventure through the forest. Lilly sees different animals and learns to count from 1 to 10 on the journey. By: Carmen Saptouw     Sample from 1 2 3 with Lily “Forest Fairy I need your help. …

Singing In The Rain – Sukhiya Kaka a famous singer from a village called Bitaun, sings raag Malhar….Come to me o rolling clouds… on his way to Jhalaura, he not only attracts the clouds, but also Dinoo the dinosaur – have you ever sung in the rain with a dinosaur? This book was created as …