Did you know you can check out ebooks from the public library? There are many wonderful children's books available. All you need is your library card and an online account. You can read through a browser on a laptop/desktop or download a free app for reading on a phone or tablet. Reading to and with your child is the best way to increase reading proficiency!

These Decodable Texts are perfect for young students to practice reading independently. Click on any book cover below to begin reading, or use the Menu to navigate.

NC Kids is a digital library with online books available in ebook, video, and audio formats. The library collection ranges from beginning reader to young adult. You can also access these books on the go with the Libby App from NC Kids. A library card is required in order to borrow books from this digital library.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.

Enjoy free online books from Wilbooks, a children’s book educational publishing company. Click "Free Resources" at the top of the website to access books at no cost. The company publishes fiction, non-fiction, humor, and poetry books geared towards children from pre-kindergarten to third grade.