📚 The storybook library
These are the 28 picture books on the shelf in Lily's library. Every one can be read in the game, and every page can be read aloud by the narrator. How the reader works is described on the library activity page.
The first 18 books come from StoryWeaver, a free, openly licensed children's library by Pratham Books, and are used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The last 10 are Beatrix Potter classics, which are in the public domain. Each entry links to the book's original page. Full attributions are on the credits page.
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The Red Raincoat
Manu gets a bright new raincoat and can't wait for the rain to come so he can wear it. A gentle, repetitive story about waiting that little ones join in with.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Smile Please!
A speedy fawn races through the forest until a stumble brings tears. Everyone tries to cheer him up, and his own kind words at the end make everyone laugh.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Rani's First Day at School
A little girl insists she is all grown up on her first day of school, but it turns out to be a big day for Mummy too. Perfect before a first day of school or kindergarten.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Fat King Thin Dog
A fat king, his thin dog and a bird lead each other on a chase. Very short sentences and lots of repetition make it an ideal first book to read alone.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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The Race
Four friends line up their toy car, auto, bus and lorry for a race, until someone unexpected joins in. A counting-colours book with a funny twist.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Too Big! Too Small!
Shanu is too big for some things and too small for others. Every family member has an opinion, and Shanu has to figure out where he fits.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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My Best Friend
A girl's best friend laughs when she laughs and cries when she cries, and lives somewhere surprising. A gentle riddle that ends in dreams.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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My fish! No, my fish!
Two best friends go fishing and hook the very same enormous fish, and neither will let go. A funny story with a splashy ending.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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The Bee and the Elephant
Little Bee is lost, and a kind elephant helps her check nest after nest to find her home. A gentle, repeating story about helping. From Room to Read.
Room to Read · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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How Many?
Snails, fish, pigs and more come together in little rhymes, and each page asks: how many can you see? An early maths picture book with addition built in.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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The Three Little Kittens
Three little kittens are scared of a big dog, so they run, and run, and run. But the dog has a surprise for them. From Room to Read.
Room to Read · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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The Mango Tree
A child's favourite hiding place is the big mango tree in Grandma's village garden. A short, sunny story about family visits.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Ammachi's Amazing Machines
Sooraj wants coconut barfi, and his grandmother Ammachi agrees if he helps. Along the way the book shows the simple machines, like levers and wedges, hiding in her kitchen.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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It's All the Cat's Fault!
Why is the homework not done? It's all the cat's fault, explains a child in one long, very creative chain of excuses.
StoryWeaver · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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What's Neema Eating Today?
Neema loves food and is always eating. A playful book about eating habits that ends with a guide to which fruits and vegetables are in season when.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Rabbit Becomes a Chef
Rabbit is tired of eating raw carrots every day, so she decides to learn to cook. Pairs nicely with the kitchen in the game.
Room to Read · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Meera and Ameera
Meera and her invisible friend Ameera are a team, and Ameera turns every day into a big adventure. A tender, funny story about imaginary friends.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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Sweet Sunday
It's the first day of the holidays, and two siblings may choose anything they like at the sweet shop. The hardest part is deciding.
Pratham Books · CC BY 4.0 · original source
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Peter disobeys his mother and squeezes into Mr. McGregor's garden. Beatrix Potter's most famous tale, with her original watercolours.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Peter's cousin Benjamin talks him into going back to Mr. McGregor's garden to fetch his lost clothes. Things don't go to plan.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Cheeky Squirrel Nutkin teases Old Brown the owl with riddles while his brothers gather nuts. A tale about a tail.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Jemima Puddle-Duck wants to hatch her own eggs and sets off to find a secret nest, where a very polite gentleman offers to help.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Tom Kitten
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit dresses her three kittens in their best clothes for a tea party. Keeping them clean proves impossible.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Mr. Jeremy Fisher the frog goes fishing in his lily-leaf boat, and the pond has a few surprises for him.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Lucie keeps losing her pocket-handkerchiefs, and her search leads her to the tiny kitchen of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a very special washerwoman.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tailor of Gloucester
A poor tailor falls ill before finishing the mayor's wedding coat, and the mice he once saved come to help. A Christmas favourite.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
Benjamin Bunny's children, the Flopsy Bunnies, eat so much lettuce that they fall fast asleep in Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap.
Frederick Warne & Co. · Public domain · original source
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The Tale of Two Bad Mice
Two mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, explore a beautiful doll's house and are very disappointed by the food. A funny tale of mischief and making amends.
Frederick Warne and Co. · Public domain · original source