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A Stucky Traffic

Written by Ayaan Irani
Illustrated by Ajanta Guhathakurta, Alankrita Amaya, Google India, Linh Chi, Tawfiq Ahmed Anwar

A girl who gets stuck in a Stucky traffic.

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Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

An ungrateful goldsmith

Written by Mukund Chaitanya
Illustrated by Akshit Reddy, Angie & Upesh, Aripana Foundation, Deepa Balsavar, Horn Samon, Mukund Chaitanya, Palton Soren, Partho Sengupta, Rayika Sen, Vachi Aggarwal

This is a simple story which tells us that being ungrateful is something very bad. It leads us to many difficulties in life. This is a moral story.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 22 pages · English

Annual Haircut Day

Written by Shreya Panda
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh

Sringeri Srinivas, the lovable farmer with very long hair, wants it cut on Annual Haircut Day. But, everyone is busy. Read this story to find out who helps him get a haircut.

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Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

Asamo, is that you?

Written by Canato Jimo, Ogin Nayam
Illustrated by Canato Jimo, Ogin Nayam

The lights are out, and Yumum is looking for Asamo. But what if she isn’t the only one wandering about in the dark?

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Categories: Adventure Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Family & Friends Horror Mythology, Legends & Folklore

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Readers: Kids

Suggested age: Not assessed

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Level B2 (estimated) · 28 pages · English

Badshahi Park

Written by Pragya Gopinath
Illustrated by Tapas Guha

It was forbidden to go there, and to go at night to hammer a nail at the head of the grave? Ashhar was either a fool, or he was trying to be oh-so-brave. Why else would he accept Zulfi’s challenge? Would Ashhar enter the haunted tomb on a full moon night?

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Categories: Adventure Children & Young Adult Reading Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Family & Friends Fiction Horror Personal Development School & Education

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Readers: Kids

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Level A1 (estimated) · 10 pages · English

Captain Underpants and the powerful witch attack

Written by Ranjit Dutta
Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat, Kavita Singh Kale, Liza Chawla, Saksham Arora, Shreya Menon, UK Nhal

It is part 1 of Captain Underpants. This story shows how he defeated a wicked witch

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Level B2 (estimated) · 18 pages · English

Creatures of Old

Written by Veena Prasad
Illustrated by Kabini Amin

Ever wondered what the planet was like millions of years ago? What kind of creatures roamed the Earth? What trees grew in the prehistoric forests? Well, there is a way to find out—through palaeontology, a special science that is all about digging up and unscrambling clues to the past.

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Categories: Adventure Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Engineering & Technology History Horror Human Interest Nature/Gardening/Animals Non-fiction Science & Nature STEM

Readers: Kids

Suggested age: Not assessed

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Level A2 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

Good Night, Monu

Written by Lavanya Karthik
Illustrated by Lavanya Karthik

Monu is off to bed—but not before he wishes the world 'Good Night'. But what’s that lurking in the shadows? Could it be a monster, or three? Open this book with caution.

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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Horror Personal Development

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Readers: Kids

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Level A2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

I Need to Hide!

Written by Magdalena Cooper
Illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang

Piggy-bank is terrified of being broken! His friend, Na, loves him and takes excellent care of him. But one day, Mom suggests that Na break the piggy-bank to buy her New Year’s clothes. What will Na do?

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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Family & Friends Fiction Horror Science-Fiction & Fantasy

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Level A2 (estimated) · 17 pages · English

It’s a Ghost!

Written by Alisha Berger
Illustrated by Kaustubh Kamat

Once there was a ghost who loved to scare someone every day. One day, he decided to look for something easy to scare… like a mouse! Will the mouse be as frightened as everyone else?

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Categories: Adventure Children & Young Adult Reading Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Fiction Horror Humor Nature/Gardening/Animals School & Education

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Level B1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

Junuka and the Rice Rakshasas

Written by Preeti Hatibarua, Priyadarshini Gogoi
Illustrated by Viplov Singh

Growing rice is hard work, and Junuka can’t do it all by herself. Who will help her?

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Level B2 (estimated) · 24 pages · English

Kallu’s world 3 – Mangu Mali and the Ambia Bhoot

Written by Subhadra Sen Gupta
Illustrated by Tapas Guha

Welcome to Khajuria – a village where young Kallu and his gang run delightful adventurous riots almost everyday. Sometimes they question the village traditions, defy bullies or might just be going about their daily business but Kallu and his gang are up for anything. Join them as they grow wiser and wittier, happily roaming the village finding new things to do, and see what they come up with! Everybody in Khajuria knew about Munia's temper. Everybody also knew how stingy Mangu Mali was about giving away mangoes from the tree in his orchard. Now, Munia wanted mangoes...really badly and that too from Mangu Mali's orchard. Can you imagine a situation like this? Read on, to find out what happens...

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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.

Horror Books for Kids

A Stucky Traffic

An ungrateful goldsmith

Annual Haircut Day

Asamo, is that you?

Badshahi Park

Captain Underpants and the powerful witch attack

Creatures of Old

Good Night, Monu

I Need to Hide!

It’s a Ghost!

Junuka and the Rice Rakshasas

Kallu’s world 3 – Mangu Mali and the Ambia Bhoot

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