Curated OER
Cuentitos para ni
Vamos a escribir! Your older learners will love writing a children's book for learners at the elementary level. The resource suggests having small groups write their stories and create PowerPoint slides with illustrations, but this can...
Curated OER
Children's Book Creations
Students create a children's book version of the Japanese folk story "Momotaro Boy of the Peach" and present the story to elementary students. For this children's book lesson, students design their book to explain Japanese culture to...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader
Classic Reader offers over 3000 unabridged texts of works which are in the public domain. These texts are primarily from the 19th and early 20th century, but some are older, including many of Shakespeare's works. Many authors' works are...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library:long Evenings or Stories for My Little Friends by Emilia Marryat
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Long Evenings, or, Stories for My Little Friends by Emilia Marryat (1861), a collection of children's stories.
Other
"Old Mother West Wind" by Thornton Burgess
E-text of Thornton Burgess's 1910 children's book, "Old Mother West Wind," organized by chapter.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Keeping Quilt
A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.
Other
Children's Nursery: Beatrix Potter's Children's Books
In this site dedicated to beloved children's author Beatrix Potter you can view a list of her works, many with links to the texts. Stories include Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggie Winkle, and more! Includes links to many other...
Other
Story Library: Stories in a Nutshell
This site provides a collection of concise folktale plots for student retelling. Teachers can also view and use the links that contain online lesson plans and activities.
Starfall
Starfall: Not Too Little to Help
This online storybook is for very early readers; the child has the option to click on a word they don't know to have it read to them. A list of words in the story are provided.
Starfall
Starfall: A House in a Tree
This is an online children's picture book for early readers. It includes story word list.