Children's Literature and Book Sites for All Ages

Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project: The Best Online Classic Children's Books: A comprehensive archive of literature (10397 stories in all Genres) for children that is in the public domain in the United States; books listed in alphabetical order, and text is online to read

Classic Reader: Collection of thousands of free classic books to read online by famous well-known authors; Browse the library by categories: fiction, non-fiction, young readers, poetry, Shakespeare, Short Stories, Drama, Classical

International Children's Digital Library: The International Digital Library puts hundreds of books from around the world at the fingertips of anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Children, parents, and teachers will enjoy the wealth of wonderful reading that is available at this site with an interface in fifteen different languages; books can be read online or purchased

Literature.org: the Online Literature Library: Full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature from authors like Lewis Carroll, the Bronte sisters, Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others

Literature Post: Read hundreds of classic books, plays, poems and stories. The collection currently contains 825 works from 71 authors. New works are being added on a regular basis.

ReadPrint.com:A Free online library. Offers thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. To find the book you desire to read, start by looking through the author index.

Short Stories: Free classic short stories online (9 genres available). Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devicese. - Click CHILDREN'S TAB at TOP of page

William Shakespeare - His Complete Works: Read Shakespeare's plays and poetry online.



Book Awards
The John Newbery Medal
The Randolph Caldecott Medal Book Industry Awards Listed by Award

Drama

Reader Theater Editions: Plays written for students; Full range of reading levels is included, with scripts aimed mostly at ages 8–15. The scripts may be freely copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose, except they may not be posted online without permission.


Fairy Tales / Fables

Aesop's Fables: Animated with Text

Animated Grimm Fairy Tales Online

Aesop's Fables - Online Exhibit - 359 Unique Fables: Traditional versions; real audio versions available for some of the fables

Fairy Tales from Around the World Read the fairy tales online; text only

Grimm's Fairy Tales: 210 Fairy Tales to read online


Famous Children's Authors Biographies

The Author Page: Children's Authors: Biographical information, a photo, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) with answers from that author or illustrator

KidsReads.com: Biographies of authors, Author Trivia games, Reviews of Books, Books into Movies and MORE


Poetry

The Academy of American Poets Find a poet by searching names and titles in the database of more than 500 poet biographies; New poems, photos, links, and more have been added to the profiles

Funny Poetry for Children A really charming and fun filled site that makes poetry enjoyable to everyone from the beginner to the accomplished; Learn how to write poems, fill-in-the-blank poems, word games, and MORE

Glossary of Poetic Terms



Library of Congress - Poetry: An abundance of poems as well as information about the current poet laureate, past poet laureates, news and events, poetry Webcasts, and MORE

Poetry180: Designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. The poems here were collected with high school students in mind.

Poetry and Poets on the Web Poet idex listed alphabetically; poem index by title, first or last line


Story Sites With Books and Stories to Read Online
Big Universe: Read and Watch Books: Organized by Age Group
Grammas Tales
Book-Pop: Listen and Read Books Online Grandpatucker's Stories, Rhymes, and Tales
British Council: Stories to Listen and Watch Long Long Time Ago: Stories for Children: Organized by Genre
Children's Storybooks Online: Books for Young Children Online Stories for Kids
Children's Storybooks Online: Books for Older Children PBS Online Video Stories
Children's Storybooks Online: Books for Young Adults Storyline Online: Stories with Video read by Professionals
EMeAStory: Organized by Genre IPL Librarian: Story Hour



Educational Language Arts Powerpoints

Educational Language Arts Videos


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