Book Dash: African Storybooks
Book Dash: Free African Children's Storybooks
App stats
- receive data from Internet
- view network connections
- full network access
- run at startup
- control vibration
- prevent device from sleeping
- read Google service configuration
Ranking
Other platforms
App summary
Download over 200 free storybooks for children in many different languages!
Books are available in the 11 official languages of South Africa:
English, isiZulu, Afrikaans, Sepedi, isiXhosa, Sesotho, isiNdebele, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga
The books are sometimes translated into other languages too such as French!
With this app, you will be able to:
- View a catalog of over 200 free children's storybooks
- Select a language preference for the books
- Download and Read your favourite stories on the go!
- The books are uniquely African and tell great African stories
- Two free watch faces for Android Wear!
What is Book Dash?
Book Dash gathers volunteer creative professionals to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate and distribute.
Why Book Dash?
Children in South Africa need more books, but they cost too much purchased from publishers. The cheapest books have no publisher – then the only cost is printing. So our participants do the work of publishers in a single day. After that, anyone can get print runs sponsored and put finished books into the hands of children.
We believe every child should own a hundred books by the age of five. In South Africa, that means giving 600 million free books to children who could never afford to buy them. Every day we lose, more children grow up unable to read and write well, and to enjoy the worlds that books open up.
You can see more about our cause here:
http://bookdash.org/
Contact us: [email protected]
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.- The app offers a wide range of free storybooks for children.
- Books are available in multiple languages, including Afrikaans.
- The illustrations in the books are vibrant and appealing.
- The app promotes literacy and is user-friendly for both parents and children.
- There are no ads, providing a distraction-free reading experience.
- Some users noted that the app lacks a larger collection of books.
- A few reviews mentioned that the storylines can be strange or less conventional.
- There is a desire for better filtering options based on age/grade.
- The focus on African-inspired stories may not cater to those looking for classic or diverse literature.
- Free access to books.
- User-friendly interface.
- High-quality illustrations.
- Limited story variety.
- Lack of filtering options.
User reviews
Esmarie Horn, 2024-10-17 
Kotey Nikoi-Kotei, 2021-09-06 
Sally Mahmoud, 2021-05-12Similar apps
Here are some Android apps that are similar to Book Dash: African Storybooks:
