Bo Go Up is one in a series of a single letter, three letter, and, two letter stories from Bo Books. If you were learning to read a new language, you’d start with short words. When we teach children to read, we should do the same. Bo Books teaches children to read using short words …

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 …

In Flying High, a young boy dreams he is flying high. A beautiful story for small children. The repetitive simple text  also makes this perfect as an early reader, for children learning to read. Another great Creative Commons Book fro Pratham and Story Weaver. Written by Vidya Tiware Illustrated by Rijuta Ghate Translated by Rohini …

A short book for young children and those learning to read about a hungry crocodile. Brought to us by African Storybook and including some non-fiction facts about Crocodiles at the end. Sample Page from Hungry Crocodile Main Text from The Hungry Crocodile Once there was a very hungry crocodile. He searched for food slowly and …

Hippo wants to Dance, but this doesn’t make everyone else so happy. But then hippo stops dancing and she gets very sad. Another friend comes to the rescue. This short animal story has lots of lessons about respecting others boundaries, and about doing what makes you happy. Illustrated by Megan Andrews, Written by Sam Beckbessinger Designed …

Cat Egg is a three letter word book from Bo Books. This is among the easiest possible stories, making it a good way to learn reading. Every word is no longer than three letters. The first step in learning to read is a big one: from single letters to whole words. That’s a lot to ask …

The Sea is a story about a girl and her family who go to the beach to escape the heat. She soon realizes how much fun it is playing with waves. This book has a lot of repetitive words with illustrations perfect for young children learning to read to learn new words. This book is …

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 …

The Other Way is a book full of opposites, suitable for very young children or children learning to read. This is also a nice book for beginner readers, pairing the opposite adjectives or prepositions, with a related noun. This is a level one book from Pratham Books. See more books from Pratham in our Pratham-Storyweaver …

A beautifully illustrated fun book about animals sleeping. Also suitable as an early reader with repetition and imagery to help children develop their reading and decoding skills. Sample Page from How Do You Sleep? More books are available from BookDash on FKB Or see more at https://www.bookdash.org