Clever Rabbit wants to see the world outside his hutch. He devises a plan to get out. Once outside there are many dangers he didn’t count on, a dog, a lion, he devises a plan to get back inside. Does the Clever Rabbit learn a lesson? Author: Deogratias Simba, Illustrator: Michael Sagikwa Sample Text from Clever …

A smile is a thing you can give away and keep, it costs nothing, it makes everyone feel good, and it’s contagious. In Sizwe’s smile we find out more about how a big smile can go a long way to make everyone happy. This book was brought to us by BookDash, a literacy non-profit aimed …

This short book about polar bears from Wordscientists, edited by FKB, introduces easy to read CVC words and builds confidence for early readers. The book is available in pdf, read online, and an editable download. Text from Polar Bears in the Arctic Introduction (teacher or parent reads): Peg and Datiz go to the Arctic Circle …

Short and Super Short Stories for Teens is a medley of romance, science-fiction, humour, social issues, fantasy, suspense, and fun. It’s a diverse collection of stories to satisfy the many complex hues of teenage emotion. This story is brought to us by Kanika G, who writes many popular stories for children available here on free …

Zu groß! Zu klein! – Too Big! Too Small! in German, Shanu is neither big enough nor small enough to do things? Confused she wonders is their anything she can do in her size? This is a German Level 1 book brought to us by Pratham’s Storyweaver under creative commons. Author: Lavanya Karthik Illustrator: Lavanya …

Gemma’s Back Yard – A beautiful rhyming story about creatures in our back yard. A pretty layout, but not yet finished as a full ebook or print book due to the file resolution. See also the links to the youtube video below.       Images from Gemma’s Back Yard <end of sample> Read along …

The Mountain’s Monster – Rumours are not always what they seem, and monsters may not always be monsters, find out more about the monster who lives on the mountain in this picture book. By: Giovani Valencia     See more of these books below   [display-posts category=”monsters” include_excerpt=”true” image_size=”thumbnail” wrapper=”div” wrapper_class=”display-posts-listing grid” meta_key=”_thumbnail_id”]  

This is a non-fiction book about big cats for upper elementary age children. The book makes a great research source for school projects about big cats or for a bedtime read for inspiring young zoologists (I just wish they had one on dolphins for my aspiring marine biologist to read or listen to at bedtime!). …

Friendship – from Sarbasst’s Tales – A simple book with a beautiful message – the importance of friendship. Another great book from Sarbasst Braian, which is available in public domain. This book is provided in Sarbasst’s dyslexic font. He needs feedback from around the world to help him refine it. Please mail him at info@sarbasst.com …

गूरा का लकड़हारा – The Woodcutter of Gura Hindi A story about a not so wise wood cutter who went to chop wood, he saw an olive tree and climb it sit on the branch then begun cutting the branch where he was seated. The moral of the story is, “A fool always finds one …