A supplement to a child’s book collection
Books are an important developmental tool for children. My daughter has quite a collection so far and I’m sure the collection will continue to expand. It is always advisable to keep the collection under control. There is no reason to hold onto some of the lower level books when your child loses interest in them as she grows. Try to give the books to friends or donate them whenever possible.
My wife and I recently discovered the website One More Story. It is a great way to supplement your child’s book collection while increasing her reading comprehension and basic computing skills. The site has the equivalent of books on tape with highlighted words. The site also includes illustrations, sound effects, and music with certain stories. A demonstration is available for preview.
One More Story currently has over 50 children’s books available. A year-long subscription costs $44, which is less than $4 per month. My wife and I didn’t hesitate to subscribe and we have enjoyed using this site with our daughter. Instead of packing up a handful of books when we travel, we simply log on to One More Story and have access to their library from any computer with internet access.
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Posted by Matt on Mar 2, 2009 |
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Posted by CJ - 03/02/2009
I’ll have to look at whether or not you can subscribe from non-US countries, because I’m sure my niece would love it.
Posted by Sherri (Serene Journey) - 03/02/2009
What a great idea! My son is all about books. In a room full of toys he will seek out the books, sit in a comfy chair and flip away. He’s very curious about the computer as well and wants to hammer away on the keyboard any chance he gets so this sounds like a great way to do two things at once
Thanks for the reference!
Posted by Cal - 03/02/2009
I’m confused. Why isn’t the puddle blue?
Posted by Kelly - 03/02/2009
Thanks for the tip. This site looks great!! My kids will love it.
I noticed if you sign up using the gift option you can sign up for a 6 month period rather than the full year, which is a good amount of time to try it.
Thanks again!
Posted by Zach - 03/02/2009
Just FYI, the International Children’s Digital Library is free.
http://www.childrenslibrary.org
It includes a variety of unusual ways of searching for books, including age, character type (human, animal, etc.), cover color, book length.
“The ICDL collection includes 3745 books in 51 languages.”
-Z
Posted by karoline - 03/02/2009
wow. My favorite way to supplement my child’s book collection – while definitely keeping the collection under control – is still the public library. Lots of choices, grows with them, and free.
Thanks for the website info, though. Will check it out. We do a lot online and it’s great to have lots of good,enriching sites to use. That being said, I struggle with the idea of replacing books with the computer for my kids. They get so much screen time in their little lives that reading time is really our time to “unplug.” can that really be replaced by a computer?
Posted by Merideth - 03/02/2009
You also might want to see if your public library subscribes to Tumblebooks, which also features e-book read alongs as well as animated talking picture books.
Posted by Julie (World of Julie) - 03/02/2009
We like Lookybook (http://www.lookybook.com) here, though sometimes you need to get out your reading glasses. But it’s a good way to preview books before getting them from the library or (gasp!) buying them. (Ok, so it takes a lot more than a brief computer perusal to get me to buy a book, but it is a good way to preview, or to read some new books if you’re snowed in and can’t get to the library.)
I second the Tumblebooks recommendation. We access it through the Portland, Maine library website, and I don’t think you need a library card to view them through there (http://portlandlibrary.com).
Posted by Marla - 03/02/2009
We really love this: http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/
The thrill of vintage books without the musty smell!
But, I must say we do keep about ten of the lower level books around – for our just now five year old daughter is just learning to read, and they are great for that purpose. We have friends with smaller children who visit, and it’s always nice to have a few around for them, and because just when I was about to donate some of the simpler ones, like the Maisy books, our daughter discovered the joy of tracing the simple designs and enjoying her new control, attention span and abilities to practice such drawings herself. Sometimes I find that removing things too soon means we lose the joys of rediscovery.
Posted by momofthree - 03/02/2009
must be the old fashioned sense in me, but why PAY money to read books online?
I prefer to have the book in hand.
Always would travel, by car, with a basket full of books for the kids to read on vacations (all vacations–tent camping for 8-10 days)
Taught the kids to be careful of books no matter the source (purchased or library loan)
as for the musty smell, again, must be the old fashioned sense, but it’s part of the charm of old books. My kids really like to read some of the books my hubby and I had from our childhoods.
Posted by Adrienne - 03/02/2009
I like Tumblebooks, and I also like http://www.storylineonline.net — it has screen actors guild actors reading the books. It is free, but they ask for donations.
Posted by Jeannine B. - 03/02/2009
My kids have access, through their school, to an online reading site called tumblebooks.com. They can access the site at school or at home, using a username and password provided by the school. It is worth looking into what your school might offer that is free to your child. My daughter spends hours listening to and reading books online! Much better than watching Sponge Bob on the t.v.!
Posted by MAC - 03/02/2009
I also highly recommend Tumblebooks. We get access through the school library system.
Posted by Taylor at Household Management 101 - 03/03/2009
I love to help my kids read. It is so important, and I will definitely look into this site.
I have to agree with several commenters above though, when they say going to the library is a great free resource. Of course, when traveling I prefer for us to bring our own books, instead of the library, because I do not want to lose someone else’s books.
However you do it though, it is so important to instill the reading habit in our kids, because it makes such a positive difference in their lives. Come check out my blog post on the subject if you’re interested.
http://www.household-managemen.....habit.html
Posted by Sammy - 03/03/2009
Mouse Paint! I read that story to my daughter many times.
Timely, too. We celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday yesterday with The Lorax, and followed it up with Come Back, Amelia Bedelia.
Posted by Debra - 03/03/2009
Our local library has an institutional membership to a similar service and it’s free for library patrons to use on site or from home.
Posted by Steve-O - 03/04/2009
yeah… well the puddle is green not blue. This is the most confusing kid’s book I’ve ever seen.
Posted by Christine - 03/04/2009
This is a great idea, although nothing beats cuddling with your son/daughter and a great book.
Posted by T-mag - 06/24/2009
On the page before, it shows the yellow mouse (who played in yellow paint) walking up to a blue puddle.
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