Pishi Caught in a Storm – Pishi, a stingray, is caught in a storm and needs help. This story has some lovely non-fiction facts woven into a fictional adventure about a stingray. Some facts are included at the end as well, making this a great starting point for a school project, or just a fun …

Around the world with a chilli contains lots of fun facts for children about chilies and the places they come from. A young boy in India meets Ajar Uchu, the spirit of the chillies. The spirit tells the young boy all about the countries chillies come from and the travelers who traded with them and …

Mango Lick wordless book, provides 6 colourful illustrations of the main character, a mango, on a journey with a not so nice surprise ending. The book also provides guidance on how to use wordless books with young children. This book would make a great prompt for creative writing exercises in early grades for school or …

Arya in the cockpit – a fact based children’s story tells of a little girl’s dream to be a pilot. Along the way we meet many figures from women’s history in aviation and find out about their achievements. An inspiring Level two story brought to us by Pratham children’s books and Storyweaver. Author: Nandita Jayaraj …

My Red Ball tells a fun short children’s story about a red ball. Repetition and use of sight words make this book perfect for an early reader. Another great free children’s book from African Storybook. Authors: Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew, Illustrator: Marion Drew Text and Images from My Red Ball – Early Reader   Ball. My ball. …

Katiiti’s Song – Katiiti meets a gorilla who tries to trick her with a sweet song. Lots of repetition makes this cute story a good one for children learning to read. Another great story brought to us by BookDash. Author: Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa Illustrator: Mary Marble Text and Images from Katiiti’s Song Katiiti lived in a village next …

Rangeela Finds a Home, is the first book in a series of adventures Rangeela’s Tales, featuring a young boy and a parrot. Rangeela winds up very beaten up and nearly lunch for the cat when the young boy Navjyot rescues the near-to-death parrot and wins his trust. Navyjyot finds that Rangeela is a very special …

Bob And The Cyber-Llama- The story follows the adventures of Bob Halibut, a young man who inherits a tremendous fortune from his grandmother. After meeting her cybernetic llama butler, Jeeves, Bob learns that, in her youth, his grandma was an Indiana Jones-style treasure-hunter. Under Jeeves’ guidance, Bob follows in his grandmother’s footsteps and travels to …

Invasion Of The Hazmats – Anyone who can eliminate their enemies by eating them is a formidable foe. Anyone would be the Hazmats, insaniac shape shifters whose mindless greed is threatening the continued existence of the Abyssmal Cities. Is Miriam Mermelstein doomed to follow in their footsteps? Miriam Mermelstein is changing and it’s not puberty. …

Do Not Feed The Troll is a hilarious, and award winning middle grade fiction story about a troll. This is a great early chapter book for boys and girls. It also makes perfect for reading as a to be continued bedtime story with younger children, excitement that will have them begging to go to bed! …