Short Stories

If picture books are too easy, try these short stories.

Resources in this category:

The Amazing Adventure Series
http://www.tosiproductions.com/%5Famazingadventure/

Read about or listen to "June the Prune" and "Blossom's Tale". Afterwards, do some fun activities based on the stories.

Book-Pop
http://www.bookpop.com/index2.html

You will love this site! Stephen Cosgrove has written many books and stories for the Web. You can read the books yourself, or hear them read to you! Read about Fiddler Bear and how he helped the Hideaway Bears or listen to a story about catching The Giggle-Snitcher. You can listen to songs and print out coloring pages of your favorite Book-Pop characters too!

Chunky Monkey's Rain Forest Friends
http://www.chunkymonkey.com/rainforest/rainforest.htm

Read tales about life in the rain forest by Pauline Comanor, the famous Cartoonist.

Farmhouse Fables
http://www.fables.co.uk/

"These stories are about all the many little creatures that have made their homes in the meadow that lies next to the Old Farmhouse." You can even e-mail your favourite Farmhouse Fables Character.

Global Story Train
http://storytrain.kids-space.org/

These are collaborative stories. That means they are written by more than one kid. They also have pictures to go with each "train car" part of the story. Each story train has three cars and children from all around the world wrote and drew pictures for the site. You could try something like this with your friends!

HanuKat
http://www.hanukat.com/

Read the story of HanuKat and the DreiDells and enjoy some fun activities for you to do -- there is one for each night of Hanukkah.

Inkless Tales
http://www.inklesstales.com/

Listen to cool stories online, build a beast in the game section, read poems, and have lots of fun at this amazing website. Games, stories, poems, and music - Inkless Tales has it all. Check it out! Awarded an American Library Association "Great Web Sites" Recommendation.

International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
http://www.icdlbooks.org/

Read over 2600 kid's books online in 48 different languages! Here you can find books from over 45 different countries!

The Kedou Kids Pod
http://www.jtwgroup.com/index.htm

"Hiya, my name is Kedou. In Chinese, it means 'adorable pea'." Follow Kadou's mis-adventures and hear stories set to music on Podcasts!

Merpy.com
http://www.merpy.com/

"Welcome to the animated, musical, and interactive tales of Merpy, Jeremy Dragonfly, and more! This fun website has a new story every month, fun activities, and other adventures."

PeaceKidz.com
http://members.aol.com/kidz4peace/index.htm

Are you a kid who cares about our world? Are you concerned about the environment or the homeless? Do you want to do something about it? Kids can make a difference. Thanks to the People for Peace organizaton, you can find out how. This page has all kind of activities related to peace--including posters to color!

Prince Apple Head Humpledink
http://www.short2000.com/prince/

This is a bedtime story about a small prince who learns to confront the nighttime "things" living in his bedroom.

Raccoons from Mars
http://www.gti.net/mountarlington/RACMAR/index.html

"War is a horrible thing. But the war with the Raccoons from Mars was the most horrible of all. Mostly because no one is quite sure what really happened....or if it happened." Read on...

Short Stories for Kids
http://www.bygosh.com/kidsstories.htm

This is small collection of short stories for you to read (or have read to you). You’ll find Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, The Little Red Hen plus short stories and rhymes by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The Symphony of Friendship
http://www.mandala.co.jp/B9/P00E.html

A story about the Japanese custom of playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at Christmas.

Webtime Stories
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/webtime/index.html

"Webtime Stories is an annotated collection of web sites for people who love children's literature. Whether your interest is picture books, science fiction, fairy tales or just plain fun, Webtime Stories has something for you. Each site has an introduction that describes its personality and details highlights."

Whimsical Bedtime- Stories for All Ages
http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/indexmain.htm

Tons of great stories for you to read, or have read to you, at bedtime or any other time. They all have pictures too! Some are a little long, like Alice in Wonderland, but most are nice and short. Enjoy Margaret’s Cat, The Goggle-Eyed Green Hairy Monster and Me and tons more!