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Whootie: Stories to Grow By
Join Whootie the
Owl for a big collection of folk and fairy tales from around the
world, plus games and coloring pages too!
Adventures
of Banph
A beautifully
illustrated story about a Carpenter ant named Banph. Includes a
detailed art section where you can learn to draw Banph.
Aesop's
Fables
A nice collection
of Aesop's Fables, some of which are animated using Flash. Original
and modern versions of the tales are available, although some of the
modern versions are not finished as of yet.
Aesop's
Fables Online Collection
A vast treasure
trove of 655+ of Aesop's wise fables, fairy tales and other holiday
stories, indexed in table format with morals listed. Some are
illustrated or read aloud with Real Audio.
Andersen
Fairy Tales
Read along as you
hear the story of Princess Kayla told to you. Is she the Real
Princess the Prince has been searching for so long? Only the Queen
knows how to find out for sure! Features attractive graphics and animation.
AntBee's
Childrens' Stories
Choose from a nice
selection of stories to read like Hilburt
the Halibut, A
Fishy Tale, Herman
the Hippo, Horrible
Screaming Monsters, and Silly
Willy. Each is professionally illustrated with bright, colorful
artwork. More stories are promised in the future.
BeanTime
Stories
Join Tippity
Witchet at her windmill house as she shares 4 very nicely illustrated
stories with you. Also includes a number of preschool activities.
Bedtime
Story
Contains a wealth
of illustrated stories in a variety of different subjects.
Between
the Lions
Based on the PBS
children's series, this great site features an entertaining new story
each week for you to read. You'll also find story-related games, a "word
helper", literacy
tips, an extensive collection of things
to print, and lots more.
Billy
Gnome's Bedtime Stories
The adventures of
Billy Gnome, his twin brother Charlie and their friends. Also
included at the site is a slide puzzle and musical bug chorus.
Childrenstory.com
Read fairy tales,
interactive stories, nursery rhymes, and holiday stories. Some of the
stories can be read to you if you have the Real Audio Player.
Children's
Reading Room
Join Bunny the
stuffed animal and his toy friends Mugsy, Blue Penguin, Sharky,
Fred-2000 and others, for a cute collection of stories written for 3
to 9 year old children. Colorful illustrations accompany each of
Bunny's exciting adventures.
CYKE
Visit the animated
land of CYKE and learn about emotions at Adventure Station, read
interactive stories at Mullet Point, or visit other areas to learn
about animals, US states and presidents, parts of the body, and much more.
Giggle
Poetry
Read funny poems,
see how fast you and your friends can read a tongue twister, enter
poetry contests, or challenge yourself with fill-in-the-blank poems.
Includes tips on how you can become a "giggle poet" too!
Grimm
Fairy Tales
Read along as you
listen to Rick Miller tell the tale of four animal friends in The
Brementown Musicians. As you read, press the "Play" button
on each page to activate the nice animations that accompany the story.
Hans
Wilhelm's Storytime
Hans Wilhelm has
written and illustrated over 100 books for children and adults. Visit
his site to read one of his nicely illustrated children's stories.
Kid
Wizard
Read the
interactive adventures of Torren and Kid Wizard, concoct gross but
edible "brews and potions" like Tasty Monster Barf or
Wriggling Worms, learn some (scientific) spells, color (online or
printable), or choose from a wide variety of fun games at this
magical site.
Lil'
Fingers Storybooks
Lil' Fingers
Storybooks is a great collection of animated stories that parents can
read with their toddlers. Each story includes child-friendly features
and introduces subjects like counting, colors, shapes, facial
expressions, and more. A fun assortment of games and activities is
also included.
Merpy.com
Join Merpy and her
friends for a fun new interactive adventure every month. Each is
wonderfully animated and is accompanied by a delightful musical
score. Stories in Spanish are also available.
MysteryNet's
Kids Mysteries
Mysteries to
solve, scary stories, magic tricks, and contests. Contains a new
mystery every week. Enter a writing contest and you could win a prize.
Ongoing
Tales - Literature from the Past
A nice collection
of old-time fairy tales, children's stories, fables, poetry, and
bible stories, complete with illustrations. Includes well-known and
lesser-known tales of out of copyright books. New stories are
promised on the first of each month.
Room
108 - Kids Activity Center
The nicely made
animated stories are the main focus of this site, but you'll also
find games, educational activities, music, a pen pal section, and more.
StoryPlace
Here's a great
story site for preschool and elementary age children! Currently there
are 7 stories available for preschool readers and 1 for older
children, with more promised. Each has great graphics, animation and
sound effects. Activities, both online and and "take home"
are included. A must-see! (Flash required)
Wacky
Web Tales
Geared for grades
4 and above, this site first asks you for nouns, verbs, and other
words which it then enters into a story. A wacky tale is the result!
WonderVista.com
WonderVista's goal
is to get children reading, and they do so with a nice assortment of
stories, a new one appearing each week. An activity page, containing
coloring pages, dot-to-dots, mazes, and other fun stuff, is included
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