Listen and follow
Each word highlights as it's read aloud — like karaoke for reading. Children see the words, hear the pronunciation, and follow the story at their own pace.
Interactive storybooks in Samoan and English with karaoke-style word highlighting. Your child hears the story, sees each word light up, and follows along in both languages.
Each word highlights as it's read aloud — like karaoke for reading. Children see the words, hear the pronunciation, and follow the story at their own pace.
Every page in Samoan and English side by side. Built for diaspora families who want their children to grow up hearing and reading their heritage language alongside English.
Phone, tablet, or computer. Open the book in your browser, press play, and read together. No app to download, nothing to install.
A four-book series that introduces 100 essential Samoan words through short stories, colourful illustrations, and interactive read-aloud audio.
The first 25 words — greetings, family, and everyday things. Each word is woven into a short story with audio in both Samoan and English. The karaoke highlight follows every word as it is spoken.
Words 26 to 50 — the body, food, colours, and nature. Building on Book 1 with new vocabulary woven into gentle stories that children can read along with.
Words 51 to 75 — actions, feelings, and places. Longer stories, more conversation, and deeper vocabulary. The karaoke highlighting keeps children engaged word by word.
Words 76 to 100 — the final 25 words completing the journey. By the end of Book 4, your child has met 100 essential Samoan words through stories they can read again and again.
Buy a book once, access it any time. The same fair pricing as all ICRF services — including a Pacific community tier.
Pricing is managed through Systeme.io. When you purchase, you receive a token to access the interactive reader at books.icanreadfoundation.org.
Visit the bookshop →These books exist because Pasifika children growing up in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States deserve to hear and read their heritage language every day — not just on Sundays or at family gatherings.
The karaoke highlighting means even parents who are not fluent readers in Samoan can follow along and learn together with their child. The whole family reads. The whole family connects.