Rocky the Goat has got out and chased the rooster wind vane onto the church roof, who let him out, and how would they get him down? Find out more about what Rose, Amma, Appa, the coconut seller, the banana-leaf seller, the shopkeeper and the carpenter do to get Rocky down in this cute short …

Come Back Cat – A short and very sweet, delightfully illustrated story about an independent cat. Another great creative commons book from BookDash. The few words and large text size with repetition makes is very suitable for building confidence and keeping attention spans with early readers. Illustrated by Karen Lilje, Written by Nicola Rijsdijk, Designed by Sam …

A Calming Manatee is about being beautiful, and more importantly what real beauty is. It is about how it’s more important what you think of yourself than what others think of you. It’s also about how important it is to be kind. The book is aimed at teaching young children about loving themselves and others, …

A large and beautifully illustrated collection of well known nursery rhymes in English, great for toddlers learning to speak. By: David Whitney     Text and Images from World Famous Nursery Rhymes – Volume 2   Hush-a-Bye, Baby Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, …

Three girls go out to play, losing track of time, it gets dark and they can’t find their way back, will they find their parents again? A lesson about being mindful when out alone. Author: Sephora Mamosheledi, Illustrator: Isaac Sikhakhane Sample Page from Lost in the Dark You can also read along with the Video …

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 …

What is Christmas all about? Is it the presents, and the candy, and the snow – do you even have snow? Or is it about sharing, giving, loving, and growth? Is it about toys or is it about family and fun? This short photo book is designed for young children and children learning to read, …

A chase with a dog ends up in a humorous adventure. The three little kittens are running from a dog, so fast they don’t stop for anything, until they are trapped, will the dog catch them? Or will there be a happy ending? Sample Text from Three Little Kittens One day three little kittens meet …

In Emma’s Crazy Day, Emma gets a new scooter for her birthday, this starts off a whole crazy adventure for Emma. This adventure is brought to us by Bookbot, an app that brings independent reading to children. Written by Bel Richardson, Illustrated by Mykyta Harets           Sample Text from Emma’s Crazy …

My Inside Weather is an awesomely simple way of understanding the feelings we sometimes have inside and what to do about them. Sometimes we feel all smiles like there are sunshine and rainbows inside. We can tackle anything. Other times it feels like there is a huge storm, nothing goes right and everybody makes us …