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 …

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 …

Hyena has lost his laugh a Fun animal adventure. Who will help him find it? This short beautifully illustrated book is lots of fun for young children. The Lost Laugh includes lots of repetition and simple language, making it a great book for early readers, older brothers and sisters learning to read will enjoy reading …

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! …

Teach Your Child To Read – This book is for parents, it’s not strictly a children’s book, but I wanted to share it on our home page since it has such an important message, that is building a solid foundation for your children’s reading journey by using phonics based methods. By: Jim Yang     See …

Unathi and the Dirty, Smelly Beast – A mysterious dirty smelly beast is following Unathi home, or is it really a dirty smelly beast? Find out in this fun creative commons picture book from BookDash. This picture book is perfect for young children who want to start reading and understand common words with help. The …

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: …

7 Colours Of A Rainbow – A cute picture book that teaches the colours of the rainbow and where those colours can be seen in nature and in daily life. Perfect for very young children learning colours and english words. This book is by Caren Echesa and illustrated by Jesse Breytenbach. This is a Level …

In I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep we find some fun bedtime solutions for the child that doesn’t want to sleep. A fun bedtime book for young children. Another great book brought to us by Bookdash, see more of their books on our site here: https://freekidsbooks.org/publisher/bookdash/ Illustrated by Subi Bosa, Written by Sarah McGregor   …

A short children’s story about rain and water. Suitable for an early reader. Text from Rain I love water. I enjoy playing with water. It is raining. Rain gives us water. I enjoy playing outside. But it is raining. I enjoy playing out in the rain. My hair is wet from playing in the rain. …