SEL Books for Kids

Zom’s chickens keep vanishing, and a weird fox is to blame! He’s already lost eight hens to her sneaky night-time visits. Can new planks, a heavy gate, and express freight deliveries outsmart a clever thief? Or will Zom need a wilder plan - one that involves hiding in the weeds and feigning a monster at the top of his lungs? What will Zom discover out in the moonlight? This decodable reader practices the ’ei’ phonogram in words like ’eight,’ ‘freight,’ ‘height,’ and ‘weird.’

Do you wish you had more money for the things you want? Join Bookbot as you discover the secrets of saving, earning, and managing your money like a pro! Learn clever ways to grow your piggy bank and make smart choices about spending. What amazing things could you buy if you saved up?

Pang the cicada has been picked to conduct the biggest concert of the year - and absolutely nothing can go wrong! But what happens when the choir sings the wrong notes, his stomach does somersaults, and raindrops start falling at a DRY season concert? Can one nervous little conductor save the show before everything falls apart? This decodable reader practices 3+ syllable words such as ‘conductor,’ ‘cicada,’ ‘calendar,’ ‘caterpillar,’ and ‘magnificent.’

Every year the great baobab drops its sweet fruit for the whole village to share. But when a greedy hyena named Fisi arrives at dusk, he wants every last pod for himself. Can a clever girl and a patient old tree teach him that you cannot steal what a tree gives freely? This Bookbot level practices the ‘ph’ sound making /f/, with lesson words like ‘phantom’, ‘phony’, ‘phase’, ‘oomph’, and ’triumph’.

When Tembo the mighty elephant plants his feet at the only waterhole and declares it his own, every thirsty animal on the parched plain goes without. Who could possibly out-muscle the biggest beast on the savanna? Watch clever little Sungura the Hare hatch a plan so bold it just might work. Will his trick be enough to make Tembo share? This Bookbot level practices the ‘ph’ sound with words like ’elephant’, ‘pheasant’, ‘phase’, ’triumphant’, and ’epiphany’.

Deep in the rainforest lives an Elephant so sure that nothing small could ever matter to him. But when his careless feet crush a tiny weaver bird’s nest, will Pili simply fly away, or find a way to make a giant listen? Can a creature no bigger than his toe truly stand up to him? This warm, clever tale about courage and respect will delight young readers. This Bookbot level practices the ’ei’ phonogram with words like ‘being’, ‘weigh’, ‘height’, ’eight’, and ‘seize’.

Far from the city, in a cabin where fireflies dance in the darkness, a boy named Cam has a good little lamp that glows beside him as he reads in peace. But what happens when bright electric lights arrive at his fence? Will Cam forget the quiet flame that once lit up his face? And when a fierce storm strikes, who will break the silence of the dark? This decodable reader practices the soft c sound in words like ‘city,’ ‘circle,’ ‘place,’ and ‘peaceful.’

Elephant is the biggest, proudest beast on the plain, and he stamps roughly through every small animal’s garden without a care. But when the river floods and the maize harvest is stranded on the far bank, how can creatures too small to fight ever change his mind? Clever Hare has a plan, though it will take more than muscle to pull off. Could a boast become something braver? This Bookbot level practices the ‘ough’ sound with words like ‘rough’, ’though’, ’tough’, ‘although’, and ‘ought’.

Greedy Gĩcere the hyena eats everything before it’s even cooked, so how can clever Mwĩrĩ the rabbit ever hope to enjoy her sweet potatoes in peace? When she seals the shared clay pot and whispers a brand new rule, will the hungry hyena be patient enough to wait, or will his greed finally get the better of him? Find out who outsmarts whom by the river! This Bookbot level practices the ‘ough’ phonogram with words like ’though’, ‘rough’, ’through’, ’enough’ and ’thought’.

The smell of a rich man’s lamb stew drifts over a stone wall, and poor Habtamu breathes it in with pure joy on his face. But can a smell really be stolen? When his greedy neighbor drags him to court, all Habtamu has is three coins and the plain truth. What clever verdict will the quiet old judge deliver, and who will find real justice at last? This Bookbot level practices the soft ‘c’ /s/ sound with words like ‘face’, ’nice’, ‘once’, ‘grace’ and ‘justice’.