Digital Books
Free Trials/Temporary Access
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Audible
Audible collection of K-12 audiobooks is currently free for anyone to use (mostly chapter books). No login is required.
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Junior Library Guild eBooks
Unlimited access to read K-12 eBooks online. With a computer, no login is required. Follow directions here for use on mobile app. There are individual links for elementary school level, middle school level, and high school level books.
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Crabtree Books
Their complete collection of primarily nonfiction books (K-9) will be available for free until June 30, 2020. Use with login: read / password: free to access these titles.
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Epic!
Includes 35,000 picture books and chapter books of all genres, including nonfiction. This is not a free service, but you can sign up for a 30 day trial. It's free for K-12 educators and school librarians.
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Scribd
Scribd is currently offering a 30 day free trial (you will need to set up an account). Their library contains over a million titles of eBooks and audiobooks (though not exclusively children's books). They have picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, etc.
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Author/Celebrity Read Alouds
Spreadsheet following authors and celebrities that are currently reading books aloud online during COVID-19 social distancing.
Always Available
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Storyline Online
Picture books read by various celebrities. These are mostly picture books for preschool-3rd grade.
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Brightly Storytime
Picture books read by Brightly’s storyteller. These are mostly picture books for preschool-3rd grade.
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Unite for Literacy
Leveled/Guided reader types of books that are mostly nonfiction.
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International Children's Digital Library
A collection of historical and contemporary eBooks from around the world.
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The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project
Public domain eBooks and resources for children
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Digital Children's Books from the Library of Congress
Digital copies of older children's books.
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Historic Children's Books (from Ball State University)
Books for children from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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KidLit TV
Various K-4 books read aloud.
May Be Available
With Public Library Card
(Depending on your library)
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Tumblebooks
Curated database of children's eBooks for grades K-6. Books are animated and read aloud to children.
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hoopla
Public library eBook borrowing service with thousands of books for children and adults available on web or mobile.
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OverDrive/Libby
Public Library eBook and audiobook borrowing apps.
- Wisconsin Public Library Card