Mythology Books for Kids

Anansi owes great Python a debt, and Python has decided that the payment will be Anansi himself, cooked with pepper in a bright pot! But this clever spider has never met a problem he cannot talk his way out of. Can Anansi spin a story about a royal knot cunning enough to trap a giant snake? What happens when a trickster faces a hungry legend of the forest? This Bookbot Level G book practises the soft ‘g’ sound with lesson words like ‘giant’, ’legend’, ‘danger’, ‘huge’, and ‘village’.

Long, long ago, the Sun and the Moon lived on the earth in the finest house on the savanna, with a door always open to welcome friends. So when their oldest friend Water finally came to visit, what could possibly go wrong? Was there really room enough for everyone? This warm African tale practises the ‘ough’ phonogram with lesson words ’though’, ’through’, ’enough’, ‘brought’, and ‘although’.

Why does the Moon wear dark marks across her silver face? Long ago, the Sun and Moon both blazed in the daytime sky, and no one had ever seen a shadow or slept a wink. When the weary world begs for rest, can the gentle Moon find a way to soften her fierce glare and give the night its very first evening? Discover the answer in this warm folktale. This Bookbot book practises the ‘ph’ sound with words like ‘sphere’, ‘phantom’, ‘phases’, and ’triumph’.