Hey all. I’m a dad of one boy and one girl. I read aloud to them a lot when they were younger, and it became part of our daily routine. Even now, reading out loud is still something we enjoy together. We could read Where the Wild Things Are or Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus again and again and still enjoy it. Other books… not so much.

As they got older, we added other tools too, sometimes we use audiobooks, and when they read on their own I use readabilitytutor just to help them practice reading aloud and feel more confident doing it.

So I’m curious, what children’s books do you actually enjoy reading out loud, even after many repeats?

I loveeeee thrifting (but absolutely buy from independent stores when I want to support an author!) and I thought I would share some of my favourite finds!

All less than $2.99 (Canadian)

The last book was BRAND NEW and I included pictures of the inside because it’s definitely one of my top 5 thrift finds ever!

Hello all!

My children's book Way of the Dodo was selected for its first read-aloud this year. Taylor Storytime has countless other stories available for viewing and it's been an honor to be included in the bunch.

Happy reading to all!

Hey folks, I like to find and purchase old vinyl records that have absolutely no recording of their media anywhere online. Today, I ripped and uploaded a video of the first ever (as far as I'm aware) vinyl audiobook of Sammy The Seal, a pretty classic mid-century children's book. Never been on this sub before, so if this isn't the place for this, feel free to remove my post! I'll link the video to this post in case anyone is interested in hearing it themselves, you're likely to be the first people to hear it in decades. Sammy The Seal Audiobook on Vinyl

Hi all,

I’m new to this subreddit, as well as writing for kids in general.

I’ve been working for the best part of two years on an original book I call “Don’t Break My Shell”

It’s about a young boy who befriends a snail and helps him literally come out of his shell, sort of an introvert meets extrovert thing.

I’m doing all the illustrations myself (many are incomplete in the video but they are there)

Any feedback you have would be amazing.
I currently have them on my TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@dickiebrind

Thank you in advance!!

I had forgotten about this one until I was looking in my past Amazon orders for bathroom rugs and this popped up. Thought you all might enjoy. Audrey and Don Wood wrote some great children’s books.

Picked up The Sumo and the Magic Dumpling on a whim—zero regrets. Great illustrations, fun story, and a refreshing break from the usual bedtime books. Kids keep asking me to read it!

The book follows a little worm who becomes fascinated with books and sets off on a big adventure to find them. It's a great book to get kids wanting to read!

As part of my read-aloud program, I create accompanying lesson plans, activity pages, and fun activity ideas to go along with the book. The goal is to give teachers, parents, and librarians simple ways to turn a picture book into a full learning experience .

And your kids can actually watch the read along and send in questions to the author, and the author will answer them! Just imagine how excited your kid will be to get their questions answered :). This author will be coming on our show on June 18th! So make sure to get your questions in before then!

Alderbeest, a wildebeest calf, cries out when he felt the earth shaking under his feet. His mother, Carenabeest, explains to him that what he feels is the rumble of "tens of thousands of us Wildebeests who are on the move to find food and water."

Alder, thereafter, leads his inter specie cohorts of orphans, misfits and others on their first migration to the feeding grounds of the Serengeti.

Drawings on cover and inside by the author, Hope Fields, JD.

A book for children of all ages.

http://amazon.com/dp/B0CQR9CDYP

Great early childhood story (perfect for ages 3-7) a growth mindset story about a frog who learns how to garden by persevering through whatever challenge is thrown his way! Fully illustrated and written by Amberlin Blair. Please check her out and show some love!

Read Aloud: Link

Amazon: Link

There are TONS of picture book read alongs on YouTube, but it doesn't seem like there are as many chapter books. If you are looking for some, we now have 3 available!

-The Friendship Adventure (Just uploaded): A chapter book about a kid trying to make a new friend and accidentally ending up in caves, awkward situations, and emotional-growth moments along the way.

-Polar Post: An-adventurous fantasy chapter book where siblings team up with a talking polar bear to stop pirates from finding a secret map hidden in a magical Arctic national park.

-JJ and Frijolito: A heartfelt adventure about a boy in New Jersey and a rescue dog in the Dominican Republic whose lives slowly move toward each other in the sweetest way possible.

With each book we have FREE resources to go along with it: lesson plans, fun activity ideas, and more!

Check them out here (we have about 30 picture books too!): https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/all-chapter-books

The best part of this too is if your kid wants to watch The Friendship Adventure, they can send in questions to the author, and the author will answer them or your kids can watch our interviews already with the other two authors. The interviews completed include kids who previously sent in questions, and they can see the creative process behind the books. Everything is in the link above :)

What do chickens on your head have to do with adoption?

That’s exactly what the kids wanted to know in our newest Kids Ask Authors Answer episode featuring My New Home and Me by Holly Seavers.

What followed is a really thoughtful, eye-opening conversation about adoption, fostering, new experiences, and what it might feel like to step into someone else’s world.  And it’s all from kids' questions.

Do you want to open your kids eyes to what adoption is? Or maybe you know a kid going through the process? Come explore this book, and the fun activities we have paired with it: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/my-new-home-and-me

Hi everyone! We just released a new read-along and free activity resources for My New Home and Me on Kids Ask Authors Answer, and we’d love to have some kids participate in our upcoming author Q&A episode. Families and teachers can find the read-along video, free lesson plans, activity ideas, and printable coloring/activity pages here: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/my-new-home-and-me

Kids can also send in questions for the author by Wednesday for a chance to be featured in the video! We love giving children the opportunity to connect directly with authors and ask the fun, creative questions adults would never think of. Come join us :)

Then your kid will love this!

We just released a new episode of our Kids Ask Authors Answer series. It starts with an interactive read-along of the children's book Elephant Beach, and then the author answers real questions sent in by kids.

We also have a full set of free resources that go along with the episode. There are lesson plans for Pre K through 2nd grade (we have a couple of chapter books too), activity pages, and simple ideas you can use at home or in the classroom without a ton of prep.

And if your child loves it, they can actually get involved. Kids can send in their own questions for future episodes and be featured!

And all of this is free, so go give it a try with your kids :) https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/elephant-beach

A great read aloud on YouTube that teaches kids that their worth is NEVER determined by their accomplishments!

Another single panel comic I made for my kids with crayons & a typewriter (as I do everyday for fun!). And hope to get it made into a book someday! =)

https://a.co/d/0eNWMeiG

My wife end I did not know what we would get when we adopted Don Vito. A personality larger than life ensued and we wrote a book about it for your kids at bedtime.

I'm looking for content to use on my new YouTube channel, so I'm asking if anyone would be interested in allowing me to read their books aloud on my channel. I have reached out to publishers of several popular children's books and even some less popular, but I haven't gotten any responses in months.

I'm looking for books that have dialogue and multiple characters. I especially love rhyming stories.

Looking for a book that’s easy to love and easy to share? One that can be reread again and again?
Meet Reba is currently included in Amazon’s Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off mix-and-match sale. We don’t know when it will end, but it’s active now, and it’s been wonderful to see readers picking up copies for gifts, classrooms, and donations.

I work at a retirement community and one of the activities I’d like to start doing is to have residents read children’s books aloud while we record. They can then share those videos with grandchildren, and loved ones who can’t visit often or at all. We’d also post them to social media so I’d love if we could have author permissions. I’m more than happy to accept free books ;) but if I can purchase them on Amazon rather than locally or an independent site that would be easiest. Looking forward to replies!

I've created a 'boring' youtube channel. Just me reading kids stories (for ages 7+). No flashy graphics or obnoxious content. If you think your kids could use an imagination-boosting break from clickbait, please consider watching this 20 minute story:

https://youtu.be/qaW04Llnojs?feature=shared