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A warm collection
of short Indian
stories told by a
grandmother—
Grandma’s Bag simple, moral-
Stage of Stories – based, and perfect
2 Sudha Murty for beginners. [Link]
A collection of
short, easy-to-
read bedtime
stories
with
108 Bedtime illustrations—
Stage Stories – great for building
2 Various reading habit. [Link]
Classic fairy tale
My First 5 in a short, quick-
Minutes Fairy reading format—
Stage Tales – Three ideal for early
2 Little Pigs readers. [Link]
Charlotte’s
A touching story of
Stage Web – E.B.
friendship
3 White [Link]
between a pig and
a spider
—simple yet
emotional.
A philosophical
story told through
The Little a child’s
Prince – perspective about
Stage Antoine de life, love, and
3 Saint-Exupéry loneliness. [Link]
The Magic Indian folk-style
Drum and stories with
Stage Other Stories – morals and
3 Sudha Murty cultural values. [Link]
How I Taught A simple
My emotional story
Grandmother about education
Stage to Read – and
4 Sudha Murty determination. [Link]
Fun and quirky
stories about
Grandfather’s animals kept at
Stage Private Zoo – home—light and
4 Ruskin Bond humorous. [Link]
Short, funny
friendship
Frog and Toad stories—great for
Stage Are Friends – confidence in
4 Arnold Lobel reading. [Link]
Nostalgic school-
life stories with
Stage School Days – humor and
5 Ruskin Bond simplicity. [Link]
A robot learns to
survive in the wild
Stage The Wild Robot and understand
5 – Peter Brown emotions. [Link]
A mystery
adventure
involving puzzles
and clues solved
Stage The Secret Key by a young
5 – Agatha Oddly detective. [Link]
A coming-of-age
story of a boy
The Room on discovering
Stage the Roof – independence in
6 Ruskin Bond India. [Link]
Magical
adventures in an
The Magic enchanted tree
Stage Faraway Tree – with fantasy
6 Enid Blyton lands. [Link]
A simple story
The Blue about kindness,
Stage Umbrella – jealousy, and
6 Ruskin Bond village life. [Link]
Short stories
capturing
The Hidden childhood
Stage Pool – Ruskin adventures and
7 Bond nature. [Link]
Story of two
siblings facing
The Village by poverty and
Stage the Sea – Anita responsibility in
7 Desai coastal India. [Link]
A classic about
The Railway siblings dealing
Stage Children – E. with hardship and
7 Nesbit kindness. [Link]
Story of an
imaginative
Anne of Green orphan girl finding
Stage Gables – L.M. a home and
8 Montgomery identity. [Link]
The Secret
Garden – A story of healing
Frances and growth
Stage Hodgson through nature
8 Burnett and friendship. [Link]
Survival story of a
boy stranded at
sea with a tiger—
Stage Life of Pi – Yann deep and
8 Martel symbolic. [Link]
A political allegory
using animals to
Stage Animal Farm – show how power
9 George Orwell corrupts. [Link]
Adventure satire
Gulliver’s exploring strange
Stage Travels – lands and human
9 Jonathan Swift nature. [Link]
A science fiction
story about a man
The Invisible who turns
Stage Man – H.G. invisible and loses
9 Wells control. [Link]
A motivational
The Monk Who story about finding
Pre-IG Sold His Ferrari purpose and
/ IG – Robin Sharma balance in life. [Link]
Practical life
lessons for young
people about
Pre-IG Do Epic Shit – success and
/ IG Ankur Warikoo mindset. [Link]
Who Moved My A simple story
Cheese? – about dealing with
Pre-IG Spencer change and
/ IG Johnson adapting in life. [Link]
Make Your Bed Life lessons based
Pre-IG – William H. on discipline and
/ IG McRaven small habits. [Link]