Little LeafLibrary
Create a picture book ↗
LITTLE LEAF LIBRARY · A free, open bookshelf

A little leaf.
A world of stories.

From first sounds to first independent reads.
Find a story to share, then print it and bring it home.

Discover a story ↗
✓ Chinese & English stories✓ Free to read✓ Download & print
✳
Featured story illustration
Start with a little story today.
Let’s read ↗❧
AI picture-book studio

Love a good story? Create your own.

Bring your imagination to our picture-book creation platform.

Visit the story studio ↗Opens in a new tab
GROW WITH STORIES

Stories for every stage of growing up

Choose by age and reading confidence.

Ages are our editorial suggestions, not publisher ratings. Reading abilities vary.

A STORY FOR EVERY LITTLE READER

Find your next favorite book

Loading stories…
FROM SCREEN TO LITTLE HANDS

Make stories part of life.
Take them home, too.

Explore together on screen, or turn a few sheets of paper into a storybook of your own.

01

Find a story your child loves

Age is a starting point; interest matters most. Let children pick an illustration and describe what they see.

02

Read together, then talk

Turn pages online and switch between Chinese and English. Every book includes a conversation prompt.

03

Print the whole story with credits

Choose “Print book” in the reader. Use A4 landscape, fit to page, and disable headers and footers. You can also print the original PDF.

OPEN BOOKS, CLEAR CREDITS

Free stories. Credit where it belongs.

Each reading page records its creators, source and applicable license or public-domain declaration. Most books use CC BY; one catalogue entry carries a publisher Public Domain Mark declaration. Check the individual edition before sharing, adapting or reusing it. Site layouts and synthetic narration are described separately.

Books come from Book Dash, African Storybook / Storybooks Canada and Pratham Books. Source and language details vary by edition. Age, theme and reading prompts are editorial suggestions. Little Leaf is independent of these organizations.

Chinese story collection ↗About CC BY 3.0 ↗About CC BY 4.0 ↗
YOUR READING MOMENTS

Reader feedback

← Back to the bookshelfDownload printable edition

Can we eat a rainbow?

Pabi and Boo want to eat a rainbow. Can they find one?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 1, English text included

Read and listen

This book can be read page by page, heard with synthetic Voice 7 narration, downloaded and printed. Enable JavaScript for the interactive reader, or open the story pages below.

Pabi and Boo want to eat a rainbow. Can they find one?

Read all 14 story pages
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Can we eat a rainbow?
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 2, English text included
This is Pabi. This is her dog Boo. Boo has a very clever nose. They are going to find a rainbow with Boo's nose. Let's go!
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 3, English text included
Boo smells something green. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Boo finds smelly green socks. Can we eat smelly green socks? No! Boo's nose smells some green...
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Spinach! Can we eat spinach? Yes! And green beans! Crunchy beans and salty spinach. Can you think of something green that is good to eat?
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Boo smells something red. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Oh! Boo smells red soap. Can we eat this red soapy soap? No! Boo's nose smells some red...
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Tomatoes! Can we eat tomatoes? Yes! And beetroot! Tasty tomatoes and beautiful beetroot! Can you think of something red that is good to eat?
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Boo smells something orange. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Boo smells an orange bottle. Can we eat a bottle? No! Boo's nose smells an orange...
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Pumpkin! Can we eat pumpkin? Yes! And oranges! Sweet, juicy oranges and spicy pumpkin. Can you think of something orange that is good to eat?
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 9, English text included
Boo smells something yellow. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Boo smells her yellow ball. Can we eat Boo's yellow ball? No! Boo's nose smells some yellow...
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Mielies! Can we eat mielies? Yes! And bananas! Crunchy, crispy mielies and beautiful, big bananas. Can you think of something yellow that is good to eat?
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Boo and Pabi found green beans. And red tomatoes. And orange pumpkin. And yellow mielies. How beautiful! "Can we make a rainbow, Boo?" asks Pabi.
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Yes! Look! "We are cooking a big, juicy, sweet, crispy, beautiful rainbow," says Pabi. "Can we eat our rainbow, Boo?"
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 13, English text included
"Yes, we can! Our rainbow tastes good! It makes us big and strong!" You can eat a rainbow too!
Can we eat a rainbow? — original illustrated page 14, English text included

Creators and open license

Written by
Marion Drew
Illustrated by
Kelly Brown
Created by
Katlego Modubu (Designer); Marion Drew (Writer); Kelly Brown (Illustrator); Ester Levinrad (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Can we eat a rainbow? from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.