Khuzwayo is picked to be the village’s next Ingoma dancer, to celebrate the first crops of the year, but will he have the courage to dance?     \               Illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl Written by Fiske Serah Nyirongo Designed by Job Mubinya Another amazing story from www.bookdash.org, aiming …

A Baby in the Belly is the perfect picture book for any toddler or preschooler about to become a big brother or sister. There’s a new baby hamster on the way! Hamster twins Pamster and Samster just can’t believe the good news – Mommy has a baby in the belly! Families will love this age-appropriate …

Little – A short book about things that are little, perfect for learning to read, aimed at young children, Kindergarten/Foundation stage and Grade 1. Another great creative commons book from Mustard Seed Books. By: Mustard Seed Books     Sample Text and Images from Little – Mustard Seed Books   The snail is little.   The ladybug …

Curious but forgetful monster Nikeriff is anxious to remember his alphabet, and heads into the woods for a scavenger hunt. As he sneaks and climbs, he grabs and lassoes anything he can find from A to Z and puts them into his overstuffed wriggly sac. In the end, they bite, claw and chew their way …

Bear likes colours – see all the pretty colours on his pure white fur… A beautiful text for emergent readers. Another great story from Room to Read, https://www.roomtoread.org/, brought to us by Storyweaver, https://storyweaver.org.in. Author: Priyanka, Illustrator: Ajanta Guhathakurta, Translator: Alisha Berger Read along with the video, read by Kiwi Opa: See more from Room …

My Body is Mine is a short and powerful book for children to help them become aware of the nature of abuse and how important it is to speak to a parent or trusted adult. The book also provides some guidance pages for adults on how to identify signs and how to handle a child’s …

My Red Ball tells a fun short children’s story about a red ball. Repetition and use of sight words make this book perfect for an early reader. Another great free children’s book from African Storybook. Authors: Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew, Illustrator: Marion Drew Text and Images from My Red Ball – Early Reader   Ball. My ball. …

The Day It Rained Fish – Imagine if it started raining, but not water, fish! Would it be a good thing or a bad thing? Find out in this short illustrated creative commons book from Storyweaver. This is a Level 2 free book created in Pratham’s 6 frame challenge, that is the story has only …

A bird is trying to build her nest for the winter, but every time she finishes she is disturbed. Until one day she finds a very inventive solution to her problem. Sample Text from A Special Nest – Inventive solution to a problem Winter is approaching. A bird decides to build a nest. She gathers …

The All About Me domain introduces pre-schoolers to the human body and senses. These activity pages support the development of gross motor movement and phonological awareness. This forms part of the Pre-Kindergarten syllabus of the Core Knowledge Foundation. See more at their website, here: https://www.coreknowledge.org/free-resource/ckla-domain-01-all-about-me/  Sample Page from All About Me Pre-K Activity Book