Sam’s Christmas Present is a fun story about curiosity and patience over Christmas. Kids can’t wait for Christmas, and the curiosity can be too much, but it’s important to wait. This beautiful Christmas story was brought to us by Pratham and their Storyweaver platform. See more Christmas stories in our Christmas category. Author: Annie Besant …

Look At Me a delightful and fun story of how each body part is being used. In this book children enjoy doing things with the use of their hands, mouth, nose, ears, and eyes. This story introduces the different senses we have and the simple use of these body parts. This is a good text …

How to be Happy is a short simple book for young children and beginner ESL reader, promoting values of appreciation and giving, and can be used as an early reader. The book is perfect for building confidence in reading with only 25 words most of which are simple words. This book also teaches kids ten …

It Wasn’t Me is a cute early picture book from BookDash, with lots of pictures and a few simple words. This beautifully illustrated picturebook deals about blame and consequence for toddlers who are just beginning to learn. This book was brought to us by BookDash, a literacy non-profit, ensuring a book in every child’s hands. Bookdash …

In Shongololo’s Shoes, Shongololo’s lost his shoes and everyone tells him they haven’t seen them, but can you find Shongololo’s shoes on the pages of this cute book? And what does the lion want with all the shoes, find out more by reading this free picture book. This is a short picture book from BookDash …

In Who Stole Bhaiya’s Smile – Picturebook about depression, Bhaiya used to love playing with his little sister, but now he doesn’t anymore, mostly because he has a monster on his back, DukDuk. The monster sometimes makes him angry, other days it won’t let him get out of bed, it takes away his smile. Bhaiya …

Who is our Friend? Is a story about how the bird helps all the other animals out in nature. This is a nice early nature story for young children. The bird helps all the other animals out. The story shares how friends help each other, and how animals can work together in nature. This free …

Wiggle-Jiggle is a cute and cuddly caterpillar story with very cute rhythm, rhyme, and repetition.  Young children will love this short, beautifully illustrated picturebook. Young children will love all the fun sound words along with the bright pictures, and the inevitable ending. Illustrated by: Megan Vermaak Written by: Mathapelo Mabaso Designed by: Chenél Ferreira Edited …

There’s numbers everywhere, but Zanele can’t see them. Help Zanele see numbers and count along in this fun early maths book. Another great book from Bookdash. Illustrated by Hanrie Coetzee Written by Laura de Lange Designed by Arthur Attwell Edited by Catherine Deiner with the help of the Book Dash participants in Grahamstown on 12 …

The Snow Queen – Classic Stories – A simple version of the classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen, two friends fight good and evil in an epic battle. By: Hans Christian Andersen and Kiwi Opa     Text and Images from The Snow Queen – Classic Stories In the original story, “the devil”, creates a …