I Can Help!

Author: Mini Shrinivasan

Illustrator: Aman Randhawa

I am a big girl.

I can help other people.

After school, I like to feed my brother.

He loves it.

When I have a holiday,

I help my mother to get ready to go to the office.

In the evening, I help my father in his shop.

But sometimes my mother says, “Please, do not help me!”

And sometimes my father says,

“Thank you, but please do not help me today.”

Sometimes they both tell me to sit in one place.

I like to read a book then!

I like to help my grandmother.

She tells me stories.

My brother is still small.

He cannot help at all.

But I am a big girl.

I can help other people.

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Cover page: Girl carrying a tray full of juice glasses , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Girl helping out at home , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Girl holding an apple and giving a banana to a young boy , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Girl watching her mother get dressed , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Girl handing a jar over to her father , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Girl drawing and mother annoyed , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Girl in a shop with a man, broken jar on the floor , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Girl reading in her room , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Girl and woman eating at the dining table , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Girl carrying plates and boy holding a spoon , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Girl near a wash basin , by Aman Randhawa © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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I Can Help! (English)

A big girl or boy can help others in many ways. Helping is so much fun! This book is one of the four books in the 'Growing Up' series.

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

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