Catalogue Page for Instructional Stories
The Money Pouch
What will Amish and Suhas do with a small money pouch they find on their way home from the makeshift football field?
By Steve Heron
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Smallest Dot
This is a story about a tiny speck of dust that wasn’t as insignificant as people thought he was.
By William Propsner
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsFriendship
Pinku loses a bet every day to her friend Tutu, a hapless parrot. But is she really as silly as she seems?
By Manjari Shukla
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Parrot, Squirrel Reading time: 01 - 05 minsLove – Power of Guinea Pig
When Elva gets her new guinea pig she learns how love can set you free, even when you need to let go.
By Tina Brescanu
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Guinea Pig Reading time: 15 - 20 minsThe Gold Chain
Tinu rabbit and Montu monkey keep dreaming about delicious food. When they find a gold chain and try to return it, they are rewarded for their honesty.
By Manjari Shukla
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins
Bipper and Wick
A young bear’s youthful rebellion leads to an unlikely friendship on the night before Christmas.
By Artie Knapp
Tags: Christmas, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Bear, Dog Reading time: 05 - 10 minsNot a Good Swimmer?
Jamie Lynne is a little girl who doubts her ability to swim – until she’s put in a position to be tested.
By Wendy Lee Klenetsky
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsFat Noodles
The story of a girl’s stubborn devotion to only eating her favorite foods.
By Wendy Lee Klenetsky
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsI am glad to be me
Wouldn’t it be great to be someone else?
By Shearon Hurst
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsMikaleen and the Stone Soup
In this new version of a classic tale, Mikaleen the travelling man tricks a mean couple into thinking a simple stone can make delicious soup.
By Martin Gleeson
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Funny, Illustrated, Instructional, Irish, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Bird and the Map
This story about a boy who finds a map in a cave teaches us that certain glimmers of hope are present in nature for us
to identify and that we just need to have faith.