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Free Kids Books
A collection of downloadable picture books, stories and educational texts gathered from many contributors.
The library is organized by reading level, topic and type of book. A family could pick a short illustrated story to share or find something longer for an independent reader. Because the material comes from different contributors, style and format vary from book to book, and the site is more of a shelf to browse than a sequenced reading course.
- Ages
- Adult-selected books for a range of reading levels
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Reading, Languages
- Languages
- English, Multilingual selections
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Pick a picture book
- Read a downloaded story
- Browse a topic collection
- Print a chosen book
Who it suits
Covers a range of reading levels, from shared picture books to independent readers, with books chosen by an adult.
Notes for parents
Downloading one title ahead of time turns that book into the activity, instead of leaving a child to navigate the whole catalog.
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