Online Children's Books Resources
Book Hive (select ZingerTales)
Click the Zinger Tales link to watch online videos of professional storytellers like Donna Washington retell traditional folktales.
"The Reading Zone is a little like the fiction section at a public library." Stories for younger readers with colorful pictures like Adventurous Bunny and Easter Island, John and El's Bear Time, The North Star, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and much more are available at this site!
"If picture books are too easy to read, try these short stories", including Chunky Monkey's Rain Forest Friends, Prince Apple Head Humpledink, etc. collected by the Internet Public Library.
"Read an original story or listen to one narrated to you. Some stories are even written by kids!"
TumbleBooks at the New York Public Library Picture Books
TumbleBooks at the New York Public Library Readables
"A large collection of modern children's picture books with animation. A narrator reads each book aloud. Sit back and listen or read along at your own speed. Books in Spanish and English are available."
This site is presented by the screen actors guild foundation and includes a variety of children's picture books read by famous actors.
Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project
This site provides hundreds of books that can be downloaded. Books range from pre-reader and very early readers to adult readers, plus a variety of books in other languages.
International Children's Digital Library
Search for books that can be read aloud at this site. Featured books include, The Blue Sky, Tear and Water, and The Story of the Three Pigs.
Big Universe: A World of Online Children's Books
"Read hundreds of children's picture books online!" Search books by age, category, theme, or see what other people are reading.
StoryPlace: The Children's Digital Library
"Welcome to StoryPlace, the ultimate Children's Digital Library. Explore our pages full of stories and activities for children young and old."
Lil' Fingers: Storybooks for Toddlers
"Lil' Fingers is a storybook site for toddlers with educational games, storybooks and coloring pages." This site includes monthly themes, storybooks to read, games, coloring pages, and tips for parents of toddlers.
Play games and read stories with Clifford the Big Red Dog and his friends!
Robin Whirlybird on her Rotorcraft Adventures
This site, sponsored by NASA, provides an interactive, informational story about rotor aircraft. There are activities, a timeline, and coloring pages that go along with the story.
AntBee's Children's Books and Stories
This site has colorful, simple, short stories for children about talking animals.
"Illustrated children's stories for kids of all ages" this site includes free storybooks that may be read online. They are divided by young children, older children, and young adults.
This site is "dedicated to children and children's stories...Now you can hear the BAB Books stories using KidsVoyager online. All BAB Stories display a clickable yellow speaker icon when viewed with KidsVoyager. When clicked, the stories talk!"
"Free audio stories - both classic and new." Features original stories, fairytales, classic authors, educational stories, and stories for young children.
"The Kennedy Center has teamed up with RealNetworks to put some of the most popular children's books on computer screens around the world."
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