Things I Like – A short story about a 5 year old boy Makaio and all the things he likes. The book is perfect for learning to read, including a sight reading list at the front and questions at the back. By: Alika Turner Text and Images from Things I Like Hi my name is Makaio …

Où vont mes pensées ? – Where Do My Thoughts Go? French: A fun and imaginative book suited for early readers and kindergarten students. Children have a very imaginative way of representing things. In this story a child wonders where her thoughts go in fun and colourful illustrations. The book uses simple words that are …

A short fun book which builds confidence for early readers and helps toddlers learn the responsibility to clean up after playing. Text from A Mess! Oh! A Mess. The bed is a mess. A big mess. Get rid of the mess. Pop it in the bin. Fit the tin in. Cat! Mat! Bog! The end! …

जादूई चिट्ठी – The Magic Letter Hindi – Ijas and Vikram are best friends, they were neighbors once in Haryana before but Vikram moved away to live in Andrha Pradesh. They remain best friends considering the distance. They write letters and both are happy exchanging letters. The letters consist of puzzles from Vikram but  Ijas …

Smile Please – An endearing short tale about a little fawn running too fast. A great story for very young children, and the simple repetitive text is suitable for those learning to read. Another beautiful creative commons book from StoryWeaver and Pratham. By: Sanjiv Jaiswal ‘Sanjay’, Ajit Narayan, Manisha Chaudhry   Read Along with the Video   Text and …

कपड़े धोने का दिन – Laundry Day Hindi – Everyone is busy doing their laundry. Some lines are filled with socks, others are sewing new buttons to their uniforms while others are removing ink and chalk stains. All are doing this to have a clean clothes for the next day, all will be dirty again …

Seesaw – A Sad Story – A poignant, symbolic account of a boy coming to terms with sadness. He is bullied into cutting off his ears, only to find there is much bigger things in the world than people’s hurtful comments. For older children (contains some sensitive material). By: Henrique Komatsu     Text and Images …

Cookie Rookie – Those cookies sure tasted good. But it just didn’t cross his mind early enough, that it would have worked out better for him if he had asked first. A short story told from a child’s perspective, aimed at teaching children hows and whys of good behaviour. By: Amy Upshaw and Salem de Bezenac, …

Bienvenue dans la forêt French This is a true story of Tulsa and her classmates, a group of students who are visually impaired who were invited to visit the Kanha Tiger Reserved. They are all excited because their teacher reads stories of the forest in the class. They use their other senses to enjoy their …

A young boy tells all his animal friends “See you tomorrow,”, but will he see them all tomorrow? And if so when? A cute story with lots of repetition and imagery perfect for early readers. Sample Page from See You Tomorrow Read along with the video of See You Tomorrow, read by Kiwi Opa: Attribution: …