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Children’s Library – Collection – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
About 3,300 free online books for children from around the world, as recommended by several major libraries. You may wish to use the “Topics & Subjects” filter in the left column. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf. Internet Archive.
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The John Newbery medal is a literary award given every year since 1921 to the author of “the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children”. All of the winners since 1921 are listed here, with links to free online versions of most of them at the Internet Archive. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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Top Children’s Books of the Past 100 Years – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
This Internet Archive blog post from October 2013 contains links to most of the top 100 Children’s books of the last 100 years, according to a list published by the New York Times newspaper in 2013. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
International Children’s Digital Library – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
“A Library for the World’s Children”. Free online library of about 4,000 books in many languages. One can search by language, format, genre and several other ways. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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Juvenile Classic Books – Collection – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
Free children’s classic books. Some book titles: 101 Dalmatians, Dracula, various Dr. Seuss stories, The Iliad, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury, Stuart Little, Pippi in the South Seas, Anne of Green Gables, Clifford stories, Mother Goose, Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, The Secret Garden, The Little Red Hen, Madeline in London, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lassie Come Home, Heidi, A Bear Called Paddington, Pinocchio, Black Beauty, The Night Before Christmas, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Little Women, The Call of the Wild, King Arthur and His Knights, The Three Little Pigs, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Pollyanna, more. Kids books pdf. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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About 650 books from the Universal School Library’s Internet Archive collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers. Fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels of grades 4-8. Children’s learning books pdf. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
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Free books from the Universal School Library’s Cultural Literacy and Humanities Collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers. This group includes fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels ranging from elementary school grades to adult. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
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About 650 books from the Universal School Library’s Internet Archive collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers. Fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels of grades 4-8. Children’s learning books pdf. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
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About 800 books from the Universal School Library’s Cultural Literacy and Humanities Collection. This collection was curated by a national advisory group of school librarians, librarian educators and researchers. This group includes fiction and non-fiction books for reading levels ranging from elementary school grades to adult. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
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About 1,150 free online audio books at the Internet Archive. This collection includes many classic books for young people. Internet Archive books are recorded by volunteers. Classic children’s books pdf free. Free online children’s books pdf. Children’s Picture Books PDF Download.
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Black Girl Books – Collection – Children’s Stories PDF Free Download
About 300 novels featuring black girls as the main character. The collection appears to include books for readers of all ages from early elementary to adult. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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About 1,100 free online books on children’s wit and humor. Some authors: Jeff Kinney, Lincoln Pierce, Sue Townsend, Gordon Korman, Graeme Base, David Lewman, Jack Handey, Mo Willems, Llana Weitzman, Jonathan Peter, Peggy Parish, Jacqueline Wilson, Megan McDonald, Janet Ahlberg, Terry Pratchett, Charles Keller, many more authors of Juvenile Wit and Humor. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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About 4,200 free online humorous stories books. Some authors: Jeff Kinney, Roald Dahl, Sid Fleischman, Julia Donaldson, Rachel Russell, Lincoln Pierce, Thea Stilton, Robert Lawson, Marc Brown, Geronimo Stilton, Astrid Lindgren, Judith Viorst, Jon Klassen, Douglas Adams. Kids books pdf. Humorous stories for kids online free.
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About 500 humorous fiction books. Some titles: The Three Frilly Goats Fluff, Mrs. Noodlejugel and Drooly the Bear, I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home, Apes a-go-go, Rumpled Stilton Skin, Teddy Mars, Pirates are Stealing our Cows, Aaron is a Good Sport, Rapunzel and the Prince of Pop, Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards, The Pirates on Holiday, Kattie Friedman Gives Up Texting, The Schnoz of Doom, How to Behave at a Dog Show. Humorous books online free. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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Free books about horses or featuring horses in the story. Some authors: Mary O’Hara, Bonnie Bryant, Kristin Earhart, Allison Hart, Janet Beeler Shaw, Walter Farley, Julia Donaldson, Patricia Polacco, Jessica Burkhart, Ben M. Baglio, Will James, Kate Di Camillo, Marilyn Halvorson. Free children’s books with horses. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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Free books about pets at the Internet Archive. Some authors: Dr. Seuss, E. B. White, Gwendolyn Hooks, Tedd Arnold, Marc Brown, Stan Berenstain, Caroline Mockford, Bernard Most, Mercer Mayer, Peter Brown, Angela Johnson, Jessica Burkhart, Daisy Meadows. Books about pets.
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Free books about farm life at the Internet Archive. Some authors: E. B. White, Betsy Byars, Stan Berenstain, Willa Cather, Robin Lee Hatcher, W. Nikola-Lisa, Christophe Loupy, Karen Barss, Mary Wormell, Dick King-Smith, Elizabeth Enright, Carol Wallace, Sid Fleischman. Free kids books about farm life.
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Books about Magic – Collection – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
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About 2,400 family life fiction books at the Internet Archive . Some family life fiction authors here are: Jeff Kinney, S. E. Hinton, Beverly Cleary, Veronica Roth, Judith Kerr, Benjamin Alire Saenz, MacKenzie Bezos, Janet Tashjian, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Anna McQuinn, Annabel Pitcher, Lois Lowry, Jill Murphy, Anne E. Schraff, Robert Kimmel Smith, John Peterson, Stan Berenstain. Family life fiction for kids. Kids books pdf. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf.
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About 110 children’s adventure audio books from the Internet Archive Librivox collection of public domain books. Titles include: Pony Rider Boys in Montana, The Young Crusoe, The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View, The Tale of Cuffy Bear, The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea, Aunt Jane’s Nieces in Society, The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Tom Swift and His Motor Boat, The Rover Boys at School. Children’s adventure Audio Books.
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People with Disabilities Fiction Books – Children & Young Adults Collection
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About 110 audio books with poetry for children from the Internet Archive Librivox collection of public domain books. Titles include: The Posy Ring, Sugar Plums, A Little Freckled Person, The Christmas Tree, A Mother’s Song, Laughable Lyrics, Goops and How to Be Them, Verses for Children, A Visit from Saint Nicholas. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf. Children’s poetry Audio Books. Kids books pdf.
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Fiction and Story Collection
Corsaro, Julie, et al.
Wilson 2015
The Guide to Fiction and Story Collections has thousands of books recommended for children from pre-school through Grade 6, containing review sources and professional aids for librarians. H.W. Wilson has been a major publisher of reference works for librarians for more than a century. Best children’s books pdf. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf. Kids books pdf.
Dictionary of American Children’s Fiction: Recent Books of Recognized Merit, 1960-1984 – Children’s Picture Books PDF Download
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Helbig, Alethea and Perkins, Agnes Regan
Greenwood 1986-2002 Dewey Dec. 028.5
With its companion volume, this book effectively provides descriptions and evaluations of award-winning American fiction for children over the last 125 years. The compilers provide clear, insightful, and critical evaluations. Despite its title, the bibliography lists fiction for both children and young adults. . . . These two volumes, likely to become reference mainstays, are recommended for academic libraries that support children’s and young adult literature or teacher education, and for public libraries and media centers. Children’s stories pdf free download. Children’s literature books pdf. Kids books pdf.
Something about the Author (Volumes 1-238) – Children’s Stories PDF Free Download
Kumar, Lisa, ed.
Gale 1971 – 2012
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100 Best Books for Children – Children’s Stories PDF Free Download
Silvey, Anita
Houghton Mifflin 2004 Dewey Dec. 016
The author’s “long experience as a book reviewer and editor makes her list pretty much spot-on… . Each title gets a short essay that not only discusses the book and what it has meant to its audience but that also supplies wonderful behind-the-scenes information. … A helpful list, ‘Beyond the 100 Best,’ points parents in the right direction for more good reads.” -Booklist. Free online reading for kids. Kids books pdf.
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Trachtenberg, Ellen
Parent’s Guide Press 2003
“With more than 1,000 titles represented, this book comes complete with developmentally appropriate recommendations and an extensive subject index that enable children, parents, caregivers, and educators to find books that are appropriate for particular skills and levels of interest. Also included are interviews with parents and children about their favorite books, a list of awards and their recipients, featured author profiles, and discussions on developing children’s love of reading in this age of multimedia.” – Publisher. Kids books pdf.
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List of Series and Sequels for Juvenile Readers (Useful References Series) – Children’s Stories PDF Free Download
Wead, Katharine H.
Faxon 1923.
The volume lists all the books in each of more than 100 series for children and teens. Kids books pdf.
Children’s Catalog of Thirty-Five Hundred Books: A Guide to the Best Reading for Boys and Girls – – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
Based on fifty-four selected library lists and bulletins; arranged under author, title and subject; with analytical entries for 700 volumes
Wilson, H.W.; Bacon, Corinne, comp.
Wilson 1917
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Children’s Catalog Supplement: A Guide to the Best Reading for Boys and Girls – Free Children’s Books PDF Online
Four Hundred and Fifty Books chosen chiefly from books published between June 1, 1916, and January 1, 1918; arranged under author, title and subject; with analytical entries for 78 volumes
Wilson, H.W.; Bacon, Corinne, comp.
Wilson 1918
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