E-books & Audiobooks for Kids
In this digital age, reading takes many forms besides paper books. Get ready for several awesome resources (FREE & subscription) that can supplement your child’s reading time. I will always recommend books over screens, but these tools are really useful, too.
FREE: The Libby App — your local library at a screen’s touch
I am notorious at checking out library books and forgetting to return them. The Libby app keeps me more responsible AND they have a diverse kids’ selection. You can choose between audiobooks and ebooks. *A super helpful feature is some books highlight the words as they are read, so your child can read along.
How to get the Libby app: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby?_gl=1*1wgchce*_ga*NTI5NzU4MTM4LjE3MTIxMDExNDU.*_ga_STPWH4M428*MTcxMjEwMTE0NC4xLjEuMTcxMjEwMTY5NS41Ny4wLjA.&_ga=2.192369960.307645449.1712101145-529758138.1712101145
25 awesome read alongs to explore with your kids:
FREE & Subscription: Epic!
This website has a multitude of options for children and families to read together, especially if you opt in for a paid monthly subscription. I also used this with my 2nd grade students and they loved having so many choices.
Check out Epic! here: https://www.getepic.com/
FREE & Subscription: Global Comix
This is an especially great website if your child favors visual story-telling! If you type “kids” in the search bar, you’ll find a multitude of traditional and self-published comics and graphic novels for kids. https://globalcomix.com/
*Parental advisory strongly recommended—this is not a kid-friendly website, so the covers of mature adult content stories will be seen while navigating to kid-friendly stories.
If your child enjoys fantasy-adventure stories, you might check out my mini-graphic novel, Blue. https://globalcomix.com/c/blue-1/chapters/en/1/1/1
What does your child enjoy reading digitally? Share in the comments below :)
PS. Books Ezra and I have been reading lately (non-digital):
The Jesus Storybook, Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Jan Brett), Hive Five magazine, and Blackout (John Rocco).
