Children's Books--Content Area Themes and Topics

The Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature in the Department of Special Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries contains more than 130,000 books and periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain from the mid-1600s to present day. The Baldwin Library is known for comparative editions of books, with special emphasis on Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrim’s Progress, Aesop’s Fables, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Click on see only digitized children's books for online access to over 6,000 historic children's books.

Collection of eBooks from around the world collected by New York City Schools Librarians.

"The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas."

You can created a user account with a user name and a password for free.

The site contains resources developed by a community of authors, illustrators, educators, and parents who are all working together to bring great books to kids.

"Explore more than 300,000 e-books and audiobooks available for free at NYPL—from children's books to bestsellers. You can also find accessible e-book offerings, learn about downloading e-reader apps to your device, and more."

Digital versions of public domain books available online

Many annotated fairy tales, "including information about their histories, similarities with various tales, bibliographies and other tidbits."

Over 1,800 children's eBooks are digitized and available for reading. Includes classics such as works by Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Hans Christian Andersen.

"Book Dash believes that every child should own one hundred books by the age of five." Book Dash gathers "creative professionals who volunteer to create new, African storybooks that anyone can freely translate, print and distribute."

"Open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa. For children’s literacy, enjoyment and imagination." Includes tools to read and make books.

"Since 2004, Pratham Books has been creating engaging storybooks in multiple languages and formats to help children discover the joy of reading – in languages they can understand, set in locations they can recognise, featuring characters with whom they can identify, and telling stories that capture their attention and fuel their imagination. Fired by our mission of ‘A book in every child’s hand’, we realised that in order to accelerate progress towards SDG 4, we need innovative solutions that bring books to children in a scalable and sustainable manner."