For teachers

Printable picture stories for your classroom, in 23 languages

Read illustrated stories and visual lessons aloud on the board, print them as PDFs for the reading corner, and send home the same story in a family’s own language. Free.

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What you get

  • Read-aloud picture stories - A picture on every page, short sentences, calm endings. Good for circle time on a projector.
  • Visual lessons - Questions children ask, explained in pictures, with a few check questions at the end.
  • Printable books - Print-ready PDFs for the reading corner, take-home packs or a class library.

Printable stories by language

Pick a language to see its printable shelf.

Visual lessons for the classroom

How teachers use it

  1. Read aloud - Open a story on the board and read it together. Each page is one picture and a few lines.
  2. Support home languages - Many stories exist in several languages, so a child can take home the one their family speaks.
  3. Make your own - With a free account, type a topic your class is learning and get a visual lesson for it.

Questions teachers ask

Is it free for teachers?

Yes. Reading and printing the public library is free, and a free account adds 5 creations of your own. Story packs for more are a one-time purchase.

Which languages are there?

Stories can be read in 23 languages. Printable shelves exist in English, Spanish, Malay, Indonesian and Tamil + English.

Do children need accounts?

No. Adults sign up; children only read.

Can I use the PDFs in class?

Yes, print them for your classroom and for children to take home.

We are a school. Can we talk?

Yes. Write to [email protected] and tell us about your classes and languages.

Start your class library

Sign up free to save stories and make visual lessons for your topics. Schools can write to [email protected].

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