Vooks - Vooks is a digital library of children's storybooks with animation, music, sound and real-along highlighted text. (There is a paid version at vooks.com.)
The Fable Cottage - This site share classic fables. Cut on Closed Captioning to read the words as the fable is told. (There is a paid version at thefablecottage.com.)
Storytime with Ryan and Craig (or YouTube @StorytimewithRyanandCraig) - Two dads have created high energy and engaging read alouds for children.
Reading Robin- Former teacher brings familiar stories to life with engaging read alouds. The text is easily visible and children can follow along.
Storyline Online (or YouTube Storyline Online ) -This site was one of the first read aloud sites that showcases picture books read aloud by famous actors and actresses.
Chapter books (Upper Elementary and Middle School)
First Chapter Friday - Newberry Award Winners - This playlist shares the first chapter read aloud for Newberry Award Winning Chapter books.
*Disclaimers
Please note that many of these content creators have paid versions. The free versions have been posted.
In addition, the links on YouTube have ads. There are a variety of ways to remove the ads, the quickest way to remove the ad is to drop a dash between the t and u in YouTube.
For example: https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=XCGrdZDMzyw
These sites have been reviewed for appropriateness; however, in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, no platform can be guaranteed to be entirely free of concerning content. As always, we encourage parents and educators to exercise discretion and preview all digital materials before sharing them with children.