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, …

A Tiny Seed – Wangari Maathai understood that a lot can be achieved for the world by planting a tiny seed and letting it grow. Through her belief and her dreams for her country and people, she became the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize. This inspiring true story for children is brought …

Another BookBot decodable reader is back this time with a bunch of very cute kittens. A cute short story for early readers. Bookbot provides a series of decodable readers for children learning to read. See more of BookBots books at www.bookbotkids.com/phonics-books. or here on Free Kids Books below:    

Who Ate All That Up? is a fun early reader, also providing some early lessons about the animals in the forest, biology and conservation. The cute illustrations, themes, and repetitive appearances of the ‘hungry wild boar’, will have children highly entertained. Author: Sejal Mehta Illustrator: Rohan Chakravarty This is a level one book, for beginner readers, brought to …

In Tell Me Now! – ‘Good For You’ the story tells us what is ‘good for you’ and ‘not good for you’. This is a level 1 book for children just beginning their reading journey. Author: Madhav Chavan, Illustrator: Rijuta Ghate Sample Text From Tell Me Now! – ‘Good For You’ Why should I go …

Where Do My Thoughts Go is a fun imaginative book for kindergarten and early grades. A child imagines her thoughts as real and wonders where they go. The illustrations in the book and the fun sounds will make this an enjoyable short read for young children. This is a creative commons book (CC-BY-SA) brought to …

Once there was a small mouse with a big dream. He wanted to go to the far-off land. Along the way, he meets some interesting characters, helps many in need, and completes a magical transformation. This story follows with vocabulary and questions including reading comprehension, think and share, and topic-based. Jumping Mouse is a Native …

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 Cat in the Ghat provides a rhyming tale of an exciting adventure in the Western Ghats. The story is inspired by the real-life expeditions of National Geographic explorer, photographer and filmmaker Sandesh Kadur in search of the elusive Pogeyan in the Western Ghats. In the beautifully illustrated picture book, Uncle Sandy (Sandesh Kadur) searches for the mysterious cat, and …

In Too Big! Too Small! Shanu finds she is too big or too small for so many things, then her family shows her what she is big enough and small enough to do. A growing-up story that tells about big and small in a friendly repetitive way, suitable for young children and early readers. Author: …