Reading stories with students is always fun. It changes the atmosphere of the class and encourages them to listen or use the language in another way. There is a huge collection of websites that are offering a lot of online interactive stories. Also, there are apps that you can use in the class or for your tablet and phone.

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.  A subscription to TumbleBookLibrary allows your school or library unlimited remote access to the entire collection from school, library, and home. It is a perfect reading resource for today’s digital learner. TumbleBooks may also be downloaded with TumbleBooksUNPLUGGED application. There is no Internet required to view the books!

iStoryBooks Free books that read itself to the kids! The books include text and audio. There is a new book every 2 weeks. Kids can enjoy these books on their own or you can read to them.

My Story My Story is the simplest story maker and book creator in the App Store. Children can draw, use photos, record voice, type, and then send their finished creations to family and friends.

MeeGenius illustrated and enhanced books featuring many of your favorite titles free. Read each book with audio playback, word highlighting and automatic playback! Want to read it yourself, just click the pause button, and then turn the pages manually.