Little Ant’s Big Plan – Little Ant loved to read! But ants don’t read, they feed, or do they? Find out what happens to little ant and his love of reading, in this rhyming and wonderfully illustrated creative commons picture book by BookDash. Illustrated by Steven McKimmie, Written by Candice Dingwall, Designed by Telri Stoop …

I’ve recently been uploading quite a few books from BookDash, a South African Non-Profit organisation that is as passionate about getting books to kids as we are. If you’ve wondered like me how they manage to create all the wonderful books, and make them fly free on the internet, as creative commons contributions, here below …

Many of our recent books have come from a site called StoryWeaver, here is a little bit of background about Storyweaver and their mission: ‘There’s no such thing as a child who doesn’t like to read. There are only children who haven’t found the right book’ goes the popular adage. StoryWeaver is a gateway to an endless stream of …

The Marine Debris Activity Book is an activity book to help children learn about the damage to our oceans caused by marine debris, and it’s effects on the environment, beaches, and the sealife. See more books about marine life in our Sea Creatures Section. See more books from NOAA in our NOAA Section.   NOAA books …

Reviens Chat – The delightful short book Come Back Cat, from BookDash, available here translated into French. More Books by Bookdash on FKB here: https://freekidsbooks.org/category/bookdash/ Illustrated by Karen Lilje Written by Nicola Rijsdijk Designed by Sam Scarborough   Text and Images from Reviens Chat Reviens, chat ! Joue avec moi. Assieds-toi dans le panier. Reste là …

The Elephant Bird is a beautifully illustrated story of mistaken identity, illuminating people’s fear of the unknown, and how important it is to understand and respect others differences. Munia was different from the other children. She could not run. It was her differences that first made her notice the Elephant Bird – he was just like her, …

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 …

How About You is a fun rhyming picture book for young children. It has a total of 72 words, 10 double page spreads, including some wonderful sound effects! Perfect for reading with toddlers. Another great creative commons book brought to you by Bookdash. Illustrated by Renate van Rensburg Written by Margot Bertelsmann Designed by Ronèll …

Dive! explores the underwater world, stepping you through the experience of going scuba diving on a coral reef. Take a dive with us into the spectacular world of coral reefs, and catch a glimpse of some strange and beautiful sea creatures!   Written and Illustrated by: Rajiv Eipe The book has very clear images of …

City of stories describes a sad city without any stories, then like floods after a drought, a city with too many stories, and finally finding balance. Nobody in the city has time to tell a story, until Didi and a little girl start a tidal wave of stories, that washes over everybody. A fascinating fable …