Education: Children's Books

Contains a large selection of free literature. Search for specific titles, then select “How to Read” to find the format of your choice. Google play can be the most difficult of the sites to navigate when looking by genre and author if you’re not looking specifically at “free” books, since searches can be muddled with pay versions of literature that can be found for free elsewhere. A good choice for intuitive downloading to an Android device." ALSC Blog, March 31, 2013

"Geared toward younger children, this site has a large selection of picture books that can be displayed in a browser. There doesn’t appear to be a way to download them, so a constant internet connection is required to view the books." ASLC Blog, March 31, 2013

"Contains a solid collection of classic books, serving as an alternative to Project Gutenberg (while using it as a primary source) the site is easy to navigate through authors, genres and languages. Plus, each book can be downloaded in a large selection of formats." ASCL Blog, March 31, 2013

"eBook@Adelaide offers yet another alternative to the previous sites. Read content online or download in one of the various common formats." ASCL Blog, March 31, 2013

Project Gutenberg offers a "Children's Bookshelf" in alphabetical order. "Much more deeply categorized than Google Play and containing a significantly larger database of free books, Project Gutenberg is ideal for both more obscure texts as well as popular classics. You can choose to read them online or download them in the format of your choice." ASLC Blog, March 31, 2013

"According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways." ALSC website

"Graphic novel here is defined as a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format. The list does not include book-length collections of comic strips, wordless picture books, or hybrid books that are a mixture of traditional text and comics/graphics. " ALSC website
This list is updated annually