Textbooks are collections of standardized subject material that must be taught to the children. They help in the teaching-learning process as well as, maintenance of previously acquired knowledge and the correlation of theoretical knowledge with real-life situations. Key Points Characteristics of a good textbook- It should be well illustrated, visually appealing, and with diagrams wherever needed. the concepts should be explained from simple to complex. The information provided in the textbooks should be up to date and concepts should be in hierarchical order. The information provided should be related to the real-life experiences of children. The language used in the textbooks should not be standard, it should be from everyday spoken English of social interactions. It should not have any stereotypes related to gender, caste, class and religion. Hence, we conclude that the most important criteria in selecting a textbook for students of primary classes are A and D.