The NOOK is the eReader that is from Barnes & Noble. Some versions of it come in color. Did you know that you can download children’s books to your NOOK for free? This both safe, and legal, to do if you download the ebooks from the Barnes & Noble website.
Digger the Dinosaur is written by Rebecca Kai Dotlich. The pictures are by Gynux. You can download this ebook for FREE to your NOOK right now. This book is from the “I Can Read!” series, which means that it is designed for new readers. Digger the dinosaur wants to go play, but first he must clean his room. He is in a rush, and things go “topsy-turvy”.
Fun Facts About Pets is also FREE to download to your NOOK. This book is by Seymour Simon. It is a non-fiction book that answers the types of questions that kids tend to ask about pets. Why do lizards flick their tongues around? Do cats and bunnies get along? Find out!
The Elephant’s Child is also FREE to download onto your NOOK. The full title is “The Elephant’s Child: How the Elephant Got His Trunk”. It is originally by Rudyard Kipling, and has been adapted by Karen Baicker. A curious elephant asks many questions, and embarks on a journey that changes the faces of elephants forever!
Stick Dog Wants a Hamburger can be downloaded to your NOOK for FREE. It is written and illustrated by Tom Watson. The drawings are done with pastels, and look as though they were drawn by a child. In this story, Stick Dog, and his friends, want to steal a delicious smelling hamburger from a family who is eating in a park. Their plans are both devious and wacky. This book is for kids who are seven or older.
The Fable of the Monkey, the Kinkajou, the Cat, and the Hen is another FREE ebook that you can download to your NOOK. This is by Darby Dobbs. It seems to be an adaptation of “The Little Red Hen”. Who will help the speckled hen to plant a garden? Who will water it? Who will cook the food? Will the hen share the food with her friends?
Kid Poems! is an eBook that you can download for FREE onto your NOOK. It is written by Yaritza Garcia. She wrote these poems for her niece and nephew, but they can be enjoyed by all children.
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