Fiction Books

Level A2 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Doll That Bommakka Made

Written by Praba Ram, Sheela Preuitt
Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta

This charming cumulative tale celebrates the tradition of hand-crafted dolls, inspired by the South Indian Thanjavur Thalai Atti Bommai. Starting with a little ball of clay, we see the fine dancing doll grow before our eyes. The rhythmic descriptive words, stacked in a delightfully repetitive way, invite children to chant along. The vibrant illustrations complete the vivid imagery.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Drawing Game

Written by Anitha Murthy
Illustrated by Ajanta Guhathakurta

Jeenu and Ajji are drawing circles, triangles and squares. Then they turn them into all sorts of things. This simple story introduces the concept of shapes to children and encourages them to use their imagination.

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Categories: Engineering & Technology Fiction Mathematics School & Education Science & Nature

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Level B1 (estimated) · 11 pages · English

The Dream Key

Written by Aaradhya Mishra
Illustrated by Aaradhya Mishra, Gieve Patel, Kripa B, Shivam Choudhary, Sonal Gupta Vaswani, Sudhir Patwardhan, Taposhi Ghoshal, Vinayak Varma

It is a story about a young archeologist who likes to find mythical items in the far flung regions of India.

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Level B2 (estimated) · 7 pages · English

The Eating-Joint

Written by Bhumija Rishi
Illustrated by Harshika G, Rhea Nandy

Rohan decides to get to the root of the cost issues that his father's eating- joint has been facing for long. He realises the importance of not wasting water. What ideas does he come up with to help save the joint?

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Categories: Family & Friends Fiction Personal Development

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Level B1 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

The Elephant Bird

Written by Arefa Tehsin
Illustrated by Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja

Munia Knew that the giant one-feathered elephant bird had not swallowed the horse, even though he was big enough to swallow one! So where had the horse disappeared? A story about a magical bird, and a brave and curious child.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

The Elephant Bird (Shorter Version)

Written by Amna Singh
Illustrated by Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja

Munia Knew that the giant one-feathered elephant bird had not swallowed the horse, even though he was big enough to swallow one! So where had the horse disappeared? A story about a magical bird, and a brave and curious child.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

The Elephant in the Room

Written by Sam Wilson
Illustrated by Michael Tymbios

Lindi finds a very large elephant in her room. But is it really there if no one else believes in it?

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Level B1 (estimated) · 10 pages · English

THE ELEPHANT MAN

Written by Siva Kartikeya Peddibhotla
Illustrated by Agamya Sharma_Bloom Public School, Alyssa Pachuau, Imile Wepener, Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Rob Owen, Ruchi Shah, Sharanya Singh

Jaishankar is the secretary of the Indian Forestry Department. What happens on a rainy night at Prakriti National Reserve when a huge blunder is compounded with bestial rage? Read on to find out...

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Categories: Adventure Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Fiction Science - Biology Science & Nature

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Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

The Elephants Who Liked to Dance

Written by Amrit Mishra
Illustrated by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sou Kimsan, Sugrib Kumar Juanga

When Bapi played the dhol, everyone felt like dancing. When the elephants heard the dhol a strange and wonderful thing happened...

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Level B1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Enormous Pumpkin

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Marion Drew

One day, an enormous pumpkin rolls down a big hill and lands in a village. The villagers don't know what to do with it, until something from the inside starts hatching out!

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Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Fairy Of The Pond

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Nilesh Gehlot

Sunita is a young girl who hears crying one night coming from some woods. She goes out with her brother and they find a fairy at a lake who tells them to spread an important message.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

The Fallen Mango

Written by Tanvi Bambolkar
Illustrated by Eshita Munshi

The Mango fell from the tree-thud! What happened next? Go with the Pigeon, Monkey, Lion-Lioness and other creatures from the Jungle and see for yourself.

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Suggested age, readers, English difficulty and US school grade are separate labels. Age groups are guidance based on source information or editorial review; unreviewed books are “Not assessed”. A US grade is assigned only with source information or a documented assessment; otherwise it is “Not assessed”. Levels use A1–C2 to indicate reading difficulty. StoryWeaver levels 1/2/3/4 use our approximate A1/A2/B1/B2 guide, labelled “estimated”; this is not an official equivalence. A book-specific assessment takes priority. Other unassessed books are labelled “Not assessed”. Source StoryWeaver levels are retained separately. Classics retain their original English.