Digital Books for FREE!
Submitted by rowen on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 00:47.
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BookFlix
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BookFlix is made available through TPS Media Center funds. This site pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding. Please consult your library media specialist for the username & password. |
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TumbleBooks
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Made available for FREE through the Frederick County Public Library, TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
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Mrs. P's Storytelling Site
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After nearly two years in development, Mrs. P, a free children’s entertainment and educational website celebrating books and reading, officially launched November 10, 2008. In a nod to Cinderella, the site debuted at the stroke of midnight, featuring 15 classic fairy tales read by Mrs. P from her “Magic Library.” The interactive site features actress Kathy Kinney, who played Mimi on The Drew Carey Show, as a globe-trotting, redheaded Irishwoman who brings classic children’s stories to life with her own brand of quirky humor. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
Storyline Online
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The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation is a FREE online video streaming program featuring SAG members reading books aloud. Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
StoryPlace
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Explore pages full of stories and activities for children young and old. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
Children's Book Collection at Library of Congress
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Digitized items from the Library of Congress' Children's Book Collection published in the eighteenth century to present. The Rare Book and Special Collections Division houses approximately 18,000 children's books dating from this time period. Particularly strong in American juvenile fiction, the collection contains numerous works by Jacob Abbot (creator of the "Rollo" series), William Taylor Adams ("Oliver Optic"), Louisa May Alcott, Mrs. G. R. Alden ("Pansy"), Horatio Alger, Jr., Rebecca Sophia Clark, Charles A. Fosdick ("Harry Castlemon"), Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Harriet Mulford Stone Lothrop (the Five Little Peppers series), and Susan Warner. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
Children's Storybooks Online
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Explore pages full of stories and activities for children young and old. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
Learn to Read at Starfall
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Use Starfall to prepare children for school and to support them once they are there. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children. Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
Storynory: Free Audio Stories for Kids
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Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories. Here you will find a mixture of new stories, fairy tales, and specially adapted myths and histories. Storynory also provides a sprinkling of verse. No username or password is necessary to access this site. |
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One More Story
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One More Story is an online library of the best of children's classic and contemporary literature. Through a simple point and click process, children can choose a book, see the illustrations and have the book read to them whenever they want. Please consult the reading specialist for the username & password. |
