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Free children’s books in Swahili

Kiswahili

Read 40 free Swahili children’s books online — picture books and stories for early readers, sorted by reading level, with topic shelves and narrated audiobooks.

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40with audio
40subject books
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Pre-K · Ages 2–5 (15)

Ninapenda kusoma! 🎧
Letta Machoga
Kuhesabu wanyama 🎧
Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek
Hisia 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Moto 🎧
Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano
Mamba mwenye njaa 🎧
Christian G.
Tazama wanyama 🎧
Jenny Katz
Sare za shule 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Nywele 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mbili 🎧
Carole Bloch
Kitabu cha hali ya hewa 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mdogo wangu mvivu 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Kupika 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Unafanya nini? 🎧
Nina Orange
Wapi paka wangu? 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mwili wangu 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

K–2 · Ages 5–8 (19)

Kwa nini Viboko Hawana Nywele 🎧
Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Watoto wa nta 🎧
Southern African Folktale
Tingi na ng’ombe 🎧
Ingrid Schechter
Tom muuza ndizi 🎧
Humphreys Odunga
Uamuzi 🎧
Ursula Nafula
Adhabu 🎧
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Khalai azungumza na mimea 🎧
Ursula Nafula
Andiswa Nyota wa Mpira wa Miguu 🎧
Eden Daniels
Mwanamume mrefu 🎧
Cornelius Gulere
Zama ni mkubwa! 🎧
Michael Oguttu
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe 🎧
Fabian Wakholi
Mtoto Punda 🎧
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Anansi na hekima 🎧
Ghanaian folktale
Mbegu Ndogo: Hadithi ya Wangari Maathai 🎧
Nicola Rijsdijk
Kuku na Tai 🎧
Ann Nduku
Siku niliyoondoka nyumbani kuelekea mjini 🎧
Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula
Kuku na Jongoo 🎧
Winny Asara
Nozibele na nywele tatu 🎧
Tessa Welch
Wimbo wa Sakima 🎧
Ursula Nafula

3–5 · Ages 8–11 (6)

Alichokisema dada yake Vusi 🎧
Nina Orange
Kisasi cha Kiongozi 🎧
Zulu folktale
Ndizi za bibi 🎧
Ursula Nafula
Likizo kwa bibi 🎧
Violet Otieno
Simbegwire 🎧
Rukia Nantale
Magozwe 🎧
Lesley Koyi

🎧 Narrated books (40)

Ninapenda kusoma! 🎧
Letta Machoga
Kuhesabu wanyama 🎧
Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek
Hisia 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Moto 🎧
Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano
Mamba mwenye njaa 🎧
Christian G.
Tazama wanyama 🎧
Jenny Katz
Sare za shule 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Nywele 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mbili 🎧
Carole Bloch
Kitabu cha hali ya hewa 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mdogo wangu mvivu 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Kupika 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

📘 Subject books (40)

Ninapenda kusoma! 🎧
Letta Machoga
Kuhesabu wanyama 🎧
Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek
Hisia 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Moto 🎧
Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano
Mamba mwenye njaa 🎧
Christian G.
Tazama wanyama 🎧
Jenny Katz
Sare za shule 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Nywele 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mbili 🎧
Carole Bloch
Kitabu cha hali ya hewa 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Mdogo wangu mvivu 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Kupika 🎧
Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Where these books come from

Kenya · 40

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Frequently asked questions

Are these Swahili books free?

Yes. All 40 children’s books in Swahili can be read free online in the Pagine e-reader and in the Pagine app.

What ages are the Swahili books for?

They range across Pre-K, K–2, 3–5. Most are short, illustrated picture books for early readers.

Where do the Swahili books come from?

They are openly licensed books from Global Storybooks, credited on each book page.

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