Picture Books

Stories for younger readers, with colorful pictures. Our own Story Hour is inside!

Resources in this category:

Adventurous Bunny and Easter Island
http://www.learningbox.com/bunny/

"A Shipwrecked bunny is taken to Easter Island, the home of candy producing plants and tasty reefs. With the help of island and ocean creatures, the newly created Easter Bunny brings the joy of Spring and Rebirth to all the little hands on Earth."

Ant Bee's Childrens' Books and Stories
http://www.antbee.com/default.asp

Read the stories of Silly Willy, Herman the Hippo, and more! You'll like the illustrations (pictures) too!

The Boy Who Drew Cats
http://www.ipl.org/div/boycats/

A Japanese Fairy Tale

Buckle Up, Teddy
http://www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Read this story about Elmo and his teddy monster.

Nancy's Neighborhood
http://www.nancycarlson.com/

Here is the official website of Nancy Carlson, author of such picture books as It's Going to be Perfect! and How to Lose All Your Friends.

Charlotte's Web
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/index.htm

Mrs. Taverna's second grade class in Sleepy Hollow, New York presents this great site of information about E.B. White's classic story. Here you'll find chapter summaries, fun quizzes, crossword puzzles, and drawings of everyone's favorite pig. There is also a page of teacher resources.

Children's Storybooks Online
http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html

Find a few short illustrated stories here. Some stories include sound, animation or even fun activities to do.

Christopher Robin's "Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide"
http://www.lavasurfer.com/pooh-guide.html

"A great educational resource featuring information and images on all the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood, plus teacher resources, an interactive story, and lots more!"

Clifford's Interactive Storybooks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm

Read four adventures of everyone’s favorite big red dog, Clifford, and his friend Emily. You can even pick from choices what will happen!

Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?
http://www.ipl.org/div/spiders/

Elmo Minds the Farm
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Now you can read about Elmo online!

The Fisherman and His Wife
http://www.ipl.org/div/fisherman/

Denise Fleming
http://www.denisefleming.com/

This colorful site offers an author biography, upcoming appearances and fun activities.

High Noon
http://www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Find out what happens when Telly Monster deals with a bully.

Inkless Tales
http://www.inklesstales.com/

Listen to cool stories online, build a beast in the game section, read poems, and have lots of fun at this amazing website. Games, stories, poems, and music - Inkless Tales has it all. Check it out! Awarded an American Library Association "Great Web Sites" Recommendation.

International Children's Digital Library
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

Read over 2600 kid's books online in 48 different languages! Here you can find books from over 45 different countries!

It's Magic
http://www.ipl.org/div/itsmagic/

John and El's Bear Time
http://www.beartime.com

"Follow the adventures of two traveling teddy bears, John and El! The site features illustrated stories and songs, as well as coloring pages to print out, picture book reviews, and a section where kids can share their own stories and artwork. The text is big and easy to read, the pictures are bold and bright, and the bears are just adorable!"

Kate Crackernuts
http://www.ipl.org/div/kate/

Kids' Corner Featuring Beatrix Potter
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm

You can read Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jeremy Fisher and more of your favorite Beatrix Potter stories online.

Lil' Fingers
http://www.lil-fingers.com/

"Lil' Fingers storybooks is a computer storybook site for toddlers. Parents and children are encouraged to click from page to page reading and looking at colorful drawings (some of them even move!)."

The Lilypad
http://www.ipl.org/div/lilypad/

Little Golden Books
http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/index.php

The Little Golden Books have been around since the 1940s. You can see a timeline of the titles, read how they started, get activity pages, and play fun games like Make Your Own Monster and Road Hog Racing.

Marilee's Picturebook Links
http://marilee.us/authors.html

Marilee loves picturebooks and offers a collection of links that is divided up into the following categories: Sites You'll Love, Author / Illustrator Links, Multi-Author Links, Recommended Books Lists, and Online Picturebooks.

Molly Whuppie
http://www.ipl.org/div/molly/

An English Fairy Tale

Mousie's Adventures
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/mouse/

The North Star
http://www.fablevision.com/northstar/read.html

"Get ready for a very special story." Choose a character and follow him/her through a journey. You can choose to have the book read to you as well.

The Official Berenstain Bears' Website
http://www.berenstainbears.com/

Discover bear country! Read stories, play games, and color pictures with the Berenstain Bears.

Picture Books by Dandi Palmer
http://www.dandi.me.uk/

View the gallery and read picture books for older and younger students at this site. There are also pages you can print out and color yourself!

Room 108
http://netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html

Read animated stories with sound effects, try some unusual math problems, play games, or sing songs.

Story Hour
http://www.ipl.org/div/storyhour/

Read an original story or listen to one narrated to you. Some stories are even written by kids!

Story Place
http://www.storyplace.org/

StoryPlace is an interactive web site, providing children with animated stories about monkeys, babies, animals, teddy bears, and more.

Storybook Library
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/projectsfolder/bo...

Stories for kids written by kids! A school in Alaska has assembled a great collection of stories for you to read.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids/beatrix/p1.htm

Read the classic story of a young rabbit, complete with the original illustrations.

Thanks for the Memories
http://www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Gather 'round the campfire with Forgetful Jones as he tells you a story about his day.

The Tortoise and the Hare
http://www.ipl.org/div/torthare/

Wear Your Helmet, Teddy
http://www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Ride along with Elmo and Teddy to the park.

The Yucky Letter M
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Learn about the letter M with Prairie Dawn.

Zoo Who?
http://www.sesameworkshop.com/sesamestreet/stories/read.php?...

Betty Lou finds out what new animal Dr. Price discovered.