Clark Ness has an amazingly large set of learning to read books available. His site includes literally thousands of easy readers, phonics based readers, sight word books, and much, much more. This set here is just a sample of some of his work using the open dyslexic font. The set in this post contains the …

The tiger is a big cat, and he needs to hunt often, but why does everyone know he is here? Find out in Watch Out the Tiger is Here, a short beautifully illustrated picturebook for young children about a tiger. This book is a creative commons book brought to us by Pratham and Storyweaver. The …

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 …

Inhabitants of the sea is a marine life early non-fiction book, suitable for kindergarten and early grades. This short book describes popular sea creatures such as sea horses, octopus, clown fish, dolphins, manta ray, star fish, and sea turtles. This is another great creative commons book from the Pratham Storyweaver community     Sample text …

In Which Dog Do You Want? – My First Book About Dogs, babies and toddlers can be introduced to a range of simple words with different pictures of adorable dogs and puppies. This book is perfect also for an older sibling learning to read to a younger one, and includes activities at the end of …

Lions are Always Brave is a cute animal story about a little lion, who is strong, fast, stretchy, and br…br….brave? Text from Lions are Always Brave Oh! Hello. I’m a lion. Do you know what that is? Should I tell you? Let me tell you. A lion is strong. Lions can run very fast. Lions …

11 Popsicle Stick Crafts for Kids provides lots of fun and simple, easy to do ideas for young children using popsicle sticks and other items you will usually find around the house. Inside this free eBook, you’ll find a wide variety of crafts made from Popsicle sticks. There’s an entire section of Popsicle stick toys …

In Why is Nita Upside Down, a children’s book about being different, we learn important lessons about the value of being proud of who you are and that everyone is different. This book is created by Bookdash, a non-profit organisation dedicated to getting books into every child’s hands. By: Emma Hearne, Roxana Bouwer, Sarah Bouwer …

Little Goat wanders off in pursuit of some sweet grass, but does she know how far she’s going. Will Mother Goat find her again? Find out in this charming fiction for young children. This book with simple English is suitable for toddlers and those learning to read. Sample Text From Little Goat Little Goat went …

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 …