I’ve tried to collate as many different links to free ebooks and audiobooks as I can find. If you know of any others that you’d like me to add, please send me a DM on Instagram!
Free ebooks
The Book of Hopes
A stunning collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators.
https://issuu.com/bloomsburypublishing/docs/thebookofhopes_interactivepdf
Epic
A digital library of over 40,000 books. Free for educators or 30 days free for parents.
https://www.getepic.com
Love Reading 4 Kids
Free first chapter of most books.
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk
Vooks
An animated story app. First year free for teachers, or one month free trial for parents.
https://www.vooks.com
Sooper Books
5 to 10 minute bedtime stories.
https://sooperbooks.com
Oxford Owl
A wide range of ebooks for children aged 3-11 including levelled phonics books.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page
Collins Connect
If you scroll down you can access some books without signing up.
https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx
Rising Stars
30 day free trial for their school ebook library subscription.
https://www.risingstars-uk.com/subjects/reading-and-ebooks/rising-stars-reading-planet/reading-planet-online-library
Twinkl
For those of you who already have a Twinkl subscritption, they have a range of ebooks that they’ve created. Just search ‘ebook’ in the search box.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search
Book Trust
Note: one or two of the books don’t seem to be loading properly.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
Magic Keys
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Story Nory
A range of stories by classic authors as well as poems musicals and fairytales.
https://www.storynory.com/archives/classic-authors/
Story Berries
Read along with audio clips.
https://www.storyberries.com
Kindle Unlimited
Amazon have a fantastic offer of 2 free months Kindle Unlimited, which has over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks and selected magazine subscriptions. There are some big name authors like J. K. Rowling included too.
https://amzn.to/3aPhw2n
Monkey Pen
Free downloadable children’s books in PDF format.
https://monkeypen.com/pages/free-childrens-books
Free Children’s Stories
https://www.freechildrenstories.com
Free Children’s Stories
Free library with many classic books. This link takes you to the children’s fiction section of the site.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/18
Free Audiobooks
Audible Stories
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Audible
In addition to the free Audible Stories linked to above, Amazon also offer a 30-day free trial for the full Audible service.
World Book Day
Videos of a range of popular books for young children.
https://www.worldbookday.com/share-a-story-corner/
David Walliams Audio Books
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Penguin Audiobooks
10 classic children’s books from authors such as Roald Dahl and C. S. Lewis.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2019/jan/children-s-audiobooks-for-a-listen-aloud-adventure.html
Storyline Online
Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Children can read along with the subtitles.
https://www.storylineonline.net
JoJo Gnome’s Story Podcast
Writer and storyteller Jo Hall will be sharing stories about JoJo Gnome and his friends. Ideal for ages 3-6 years.
https://www.jojognome.com/story-podcast/
Library
Borrow from your local library. Try Libby App or Borrow Box to do this.
