Adil is always late to school. This makes his teachers very angry. But why is he always late? His friend Paro helps him work out where the extra minutes go. Does he need to wake up one hour earlier or maybe a little more? This book was brought to us by Pratham’s Storyweaver platform.

I can Paint!
I can paint a train.
A train in rain.
A train in Spain!

Ginger the Giraffe eats from the leaves at the very top of the trees but other animals in the savannah are not as lucky. The rains have not come for a long time and Ginger’s friend Mickey the Monkey alerts her to the problem. Together they go to Leo the lion for advice. The animals …

In Matchbox Dreams toys come to life and live in the land of children’s dreams as three siblings adventure with their friends the toy mice. Matchbox Dreams is specifically designed for parents to read to their children before bedtime or for older readers to read to themselves. Each night Harper, Remy and Millie come alive …

Chunu and Munu Read tells the story of two girls and how they come to love reading books, they spend their time inside the library and begin to love books by discovering wonderful pictures, amazing stories, and knowledge they can learn through reading. Chunu and Munu Read is brought to us by Pratham’s Storyweaver and …

Avani and her Amma are making food, a pea escapes their notice and rolls out the door, the story unfolds as the pea finds a way to grow into a pea plant. Try planting a seed for yourself in the activity at the end of the book.

What Happened to the Shawl? Buddhist parable – A monk approaches Buddha in need of a new shawl. Before he gives it to him Buddha delves deep into the situation of what happened to the old shawl. A story of reduce, reuse, recycle. Sample Text from What Happened to the Shawl? Buddhist parable One day, …

Have You Ever Heard A Whale Sing we hear lots of facts about whale songs. The underwater world is a noisy place. But amidst it all, melodious songs echo through the water. Read all about some of the strongest, largest and loudest singers under the sea—whales! 

Who Just Went By – Animal Tracks introduces young readers to the concept of animal footprints in an exciting way, each page having a set of footprints to guess who just went by

In the Pig with the Runaway Tail, Pongal the Pig sleeps all day and her tail decides to go on an adventure without her, she then goes on an adventure to find it. Each place she visits has it’s own set of perils. Join this fun book for improving reading with lots of sound effects …

Clever Rabbit wants to see the world outside his hutch. He devises a plan to get out. Once outside there are many dangers he didn’t count on, a dog, a lion, he devises a plan to get back inside. Does the Clever Rabbit learn a lesson?

In The Village Leader we follow the history of Than Kyi, one of the only female village leaders in all of Kayah State. In fact, she is one of the very few Myanmar women serving as village and ward leaders. Than Kyi always wanted to help her village and when the opportunity arose she stepped …

The Boink Mystery – On a school expedition, Aman finds more than he’s bargained for; A strange Boink Boink sound comes from a visitor from another planet, find out more and learn lessons about keeping our planet clean from this intriguing space alien. Sample Text from The Boink Mystery Aman was sure he heard it. …

Tutul wants to give her friend some chocolate for her birthday. But nobody in her family is ready to help her! Tutul needs a new plan! Can her clever idea convince the shopkeeper to give her some birthday chocolate? Find out in this short book ideal for early readers with lots of repetition.

Something lurks under my bed, is it a tiger? Or something else? Find out in this short endearing picture book. Text from Under My Bed I wake up at night feeling thirsty. I want to get some water. I start looking for my slippers under the bed. Oh my God! There is a tiger under …

A village has many problems, a long line for water, lots of trash, and dependant on food donations. They don’t address the problems until they get very bad, then they call a meeting and decide that working together is the best solution.

Gappu can’t dance or can she? Everyone in Class 1A knows Gappu can’t dance. When the students raise their left hand, she raises her right! Can Komal Ma’am get Gappu to dance? A story about the joy of dancing, using the concept of opposites. 

Andy Prakash was so bright he built himself his own robot. The robot did all Andy’s chores, he even decided to send the robot to school in his place, and this is where the trouble started. Will Andy be able to help Bittu Bottu? Find out in this humorous adventure with basic robotics advice at the end.

Slip and Slide – A tale of friction – Seven sisters play in the snow, slipping and sliding, but when they try to get back in the house they can’t get back up the slope. This book explains the concept of friction by way of a story that is easy to remember.

Here are the words that are related to friction which are used in the story.

Grip, Slip, and Slide.

Kanchha wanders away from home and is very afraid. What happens to Kanchha and does Kanchha learn his lesson from this experience. This is a level 3 book suitable for children who are ready to read on their own, or as a class read aloud.

In Tiger, Tiger, Where Are You, we track a tiger by the different marks it leaves. A tiger researcher is out looking for tiger hair and poop as part of his study. He finds plenty of signs of the tiger, but where is the big cat? 

Reba badly wants ice cream, but her mum tells her to finish her homework first. She needs a new notepad and her mum sends her to the shop. The shop keeper gives her too much change. What does she do? Wind out in this short story about being honest.

Ghum-Ghum Gharial’s Glorious Adventure – It’s Ghum-Ghum’s time to go for her first swim she is very excited, but when she drifts off from her family she goes on an adventure she didn’t count on. Meet all the wonderful creatures she sees on this glorious adventure.

Count with a hungry family, trekking up the stairs to their house, and someone else is hungry too – join in, in this cute interactive story featuring repetition, rhyme, and counting, perfect for early learning.

Manu and Maya want to make some bubbles, why buy a bubble kit when you can make your own, their Ma suggests? They make their own bubble kit and then get to wondering more, for example, what if the bubble kit shapes were not round, would it produce square bubbles?

Have you ever wondered why dogs run after cars, goats run away from them, and cows just stand their ground? This book will tell you why. Sample Text from Goat, Dog, and Cow Goat, Dog and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi...

The villagers cannot agree whose job is the most important, all of them think their own job is the most important. Who will settle the argument? Find out more in this cute story from African Storybook.

Druvi needs an umbrella to protect her wings from the rain. Join the dragonfly as she searches for the perfect leaf-umbrella. Sample Text from An Umbrella for Druvi Druvi the dragonfly has just learnt to fly. She flies near the pond with her friends.

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. 

Malar’s building a big house, but will she manage to keep her house standing? Find out in Malar’s Big House.

I Can Dress Myself is an amusing short wordless book about a child getting herself dressed while Mum is sleeping. Have fun making up some words or have your child guess what is going on in each picture.

In the year 2563 Maya and her friend Ava borrow the family space ship for a trip to Pluto. Halfway there they have a battle with a black hole where they are almost sucked in. Along the way, we learn lots of facts about black holes.

A little bee has lost his home and asks an elephant to help him find it.

f you keep a secret, there’s a reason. It is usually to protect yourself or someone else. This story explores the issues of secret-keeping and the consequences that can arise.

Quote about the book: “This cautionary tale shows how a simple mistake ends up being blown into a police matter where the accused is innocent, proving that honesty and admitting to a mistake are always the best of policies, even though ‘fessing-up seems terribly scary at the time. While a bit more serious in tone than some of the preceding books in this series, I especially enjoyed seeing how the characters I’ve grown to know so well do indeed do the right thing, even if it takes them some time to get up the courage to do so. This is a well-written, engaging, and at times suspenseful tale. Billy Knows A Secret: Billy Growing Up, Volume 8 is most highly recommended.”

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 tale of a lost goat.

In Egg Crocodile, tortoise, penguin, and chicken find an egg, is it theirs? If not whose is it? Find out in this simple book for very young children. 

Eye Can See details a group of children’s visit to their parent’s laboratory and all the magnifying equipment they find. From magnifying glass to microscope, binoculars to a telescope, this book teaches children about all things magnifying. 

Three children are playing in the street, where they happen upon several different animals. Is it a street, or a zoo? Find out what they do with the animals they find in this cute story for young children. 

A tuk tuk daily fights the traffic of Dehli, only to secretly dream of being able to fly. A magic water makes that possibility reailty, but is it all that he dreamed of?

The monsters are back with humour and body chemistry, check out their latest adventure and find out why one monster is always hungry. 

Meera and Ameera are best friends. Strangely Meera is the only one who can see Ameera. That’s probably because she is an imaginary porcupine. Join the two friends in their many adventures real and made up.

Have you ever seen a solar panel farm? Jack hadn’t, but the first time he did, he ended up going on the most amazing adventure. With the help of his friend, Sunny the Sunbeam, Jack is taken on a journey of discovery which teaches him all about how rays of sunlight are turned into the electricity we use in our homes.

Phyllis is excited to go with her parents to choose a dachshund puppy.
When she gets there, she’s transfixed by the cute, cavorting pups as they play, but she can’t decide.
Then, all of a sudden, one of them speaks to her…

A story of love at first sight between a puppy and his new forever human.

Lion Queen is a super adaption of the classic tale of three bears. IPop! Labs include whimsical phrases and cute characters with a twist at the end to make this a fun rendition of the favourite tale.

Abe was picked for a special job, he was going to learn how to be a service dog. And not just any service dog, Abe was going to help be the eyes for a blind person. this is his story. Service Dogs are smart, well trained, well behaved, dedicated, and committed to ensuring their master...

A tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men like you’ve never heard it before. King Prince John and the Sheriff are trying to capture Robin Hood with some not very cleverly disguised traps, and Robin Hood continues to rob from the rich and give to the poor but with some entertaining twists. 

Kiwis are unusual birds with several mammal-like properties. This book tells you about the evolution of their unique features and where you can find them now. The kiwi birds are in danger and need to be protected. The author hopes to spread awareness to help save the kiwis.    

In An Unexpected Adventure, a boy finds some exciting scenarios on a trip to the Library. In this book you can make your own words, teachers can use it as a word prompt for students, or it can be a fun exercise for parents and children to make their own words, it’s also very suitable for babies who haven’t got to words yet.

The Cat has stolen a sock and then ran off, but is there a reason why she stole the sock? Find out more in Catch that Cat from BookDash. Sample Text from Catch that Cat! Hurry. Hurry! Help me, catch that cat! She stole my sock and ran off … snatch her. Grab her.

A short beautifully illustrated book about tractor and his friends.

What is Elephant doing? And is he really naughty? Find out in this cute, beautifully illustrated text for young children. Repetition and simple language can also be useful for learning to read age. Sample Text from Elephant, Naughty Elephant What is Elephant doing, can you guess? Elephant, naughty Elephant, what are you doing?

We are all limited by our habits. In this story, a cat and horse make a deal to cross a river together to enjoy juicy corn in a field on the other side. But the cat’s idiotic habits cause trouble and the horse must not only get them to safety but teach the cat a lesson.

After a Swim teaches children that if they are captive to their poor behaviour and make excuses for themselves, no amount of ambition, innovation or motivation will lead to success. The cat learns that lesson to its surprise and detriment, in this funny, memorable tale.

In this richly illustrated book, a town full of people who have never before seen an onion, try to sum up the mysterious vegetable’s essence. But each person approaching the onion jumps immediately and inevitably to the wrong conclusion.

The Onion illustrates how people have a tendency to judge based on random coincidences and rash judgement. It is only when humans approach something with open-minded experimentation that sound and useful conclusions can be reached.

This whimsical story, featuring fabulously detailed spreads, transmits a vital message in a way that adults and children alike will appreciate.

We all fear change and yet change is the very essence of life. How does a stream cross the mighty, desolate desert? Can it allow itself to change its very form to survive the journey? The Tale of the Sands helps the reader absorb the lesson that change can transform us, if only we have the courage to embrace it.

The only characters in this book are a beautiful, flowing stream, a mighty, dry desert, the wind and the voice of faith that lives within us all. As the stream confronts its many fears of being subsumed by the wind, the voice reminds us that change allows us to grow, move and prosper.

An exquisite satire on human scientific endeavour, The Ants and the Pen uses the intrepid but ultimately tunnel-visioned ant to illustrate that information is not equal to knowledge.

Adventurous ants discover the enigmatic and exquisite squiggles of a pen. Emboldened, they push on to discover the fingers, hand, arms and legs pushing the pen. But what use is all of this feverish discovery if they miss the entire point of the pen and its squiggles?

When a poor fisherman discovers a priceless gold ring inside a fish, he can’t believe his luck. He takes the ring to the king and is richly rewarded. His nosy neighbour – greedy to get rich himself – tries to find out how the fisherman came by his wealth and spies on him. But the neighbour is partially deaf. And when he tries to replicate the fisherman’s success based on what he thinks he’s overheard, things don’t quite turn out as he’d hoped.

How can a mere melon be crowned a king? All too easily, it seems, in a city where basic common sense is in short supply. Its people are willing to accept authority in any shape or form, and their silly former king has ordered his own execution – all because he bumped his head on an arch and couldn’t find someone else to blame! For centuries, this hilarious Central Asian teaching-story about a society where rationality turns in on itself has been a firm favourite with children. But is it really so far-fetched?

Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true nature?

For more than 60 years, Captain America was one of Marvel Comics' flagship characters, representing truth, strength, liberty, and justice. The assassination of his alter ego, Steve Rogers, rocked the comic world, leaving numerous questions about his life and death.

This book discusses topics including the representation of Nazi Germany in Captain America Comics from the 1940s to the 1960s; the creation of Captain America in light of the Jewish American experience; the relationship between Captain America and UK Marvel's Captain Britain; the groundbreaking partnership between Captain America and African American superhero the Falcon; and the attempts made to kill the character before his "real" death.

Batman & Spider-Man graphic novel