It all began with a shoe on the wall… Sahil, and Samira had been pranking each other for the last week, but when Samira saw her favourite shoe stuck to the wall in her room, she couldn’t believe it. This was too far! Find out, how she will get even with Sahil!    

Behind the Lie tells a tale of a family living with domestic violence, find out how they manage to work out a way to share their problem without making things worse. This book shares knowledge to support domestic violence victims with practical advice told in a very easy to understand way, and also helps all …

In, Me Tawk Funny, another well-told tale from Neil McFarlane, our main character finds a good reason to study in this tale of heroes and villains. Would you think you were crazy if your dog suddenly started talking? Buster initially talks a bit funny, but slowly better and better. Then he starts going to school. …

Daksha lives in a remote hamlet in the Himalayas. After losing her family to flashfloods, she grows up in the village community and gains knowledge of herbal medicine by helping the Vaidya. A chance encounter opens up a new life that includes schooling. But Daksha longs for her mountain home….This is an inspirational story set …

The Magic Bookmark – A student dislikes school and reading so much he gets a rush just by hearing those two words. But one day he has to produce something handmade for a school assignment. He asks his mother for her help and she advises him to make a bookmark.The student has so much fun …

Billy and Ant Fall Out is the second book in the Billy Growing Up series, a series for elementary children which deal with important lessons in behaviour.  False pride makes a child feel so important that they would rather do something wrong than admit they have made a mistake. Could pride be playing a part in your …

Continuing on the Tales from the Sanskrit, this is a lovely story about nature and nurture. The story explores how, when the cat is trapped in a snare and asks for help, the mouse helps her, the owl waits to catch the mouse, and the cat kills the lizard, ultimately demonstrating how self-interest and opportunism can determine the fate of others, and that nature is hard to overcome.

Another beautiful volume of Haiku set to beautiful art from Gabriel Rosenstock. Very suitable for older children or school studies. Each poem in this thought provoking poetry anthology contains a stunning public domain artwork or image.  Gabriel Rosenstock See more from Gabriel Rosenstock on FKB   For more about Haiku, see here: https://vcbf.ca/event/about-haiku/. It is …

A short humourous story for older children about buying a bicycle. Waiting in The Shovel and Custard for the next bus makes Joe think there must be a better way to spend our time. But if you ever thought buying a bicycle was a simple matter, you should have come with us. Download the full …

The Industrial Revolution from Core Knowledge Foundation for Grade 6 is a comprehensive study of the period of advancement caused by the development of machinery from the 1700s to the 1800s in Britain and America and includes such topics as working conditions, economic effects, capitalism and communism. This book also has a teaching guide and …