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Storytelling Online Resources

Websites to Find Stories Websites to Access Books

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/ https://www.getepic.com/

https://www.readingrockets.org/books- https://www.youtube.com/results?-
and-authors/booklists search_query=book+read+aloud

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ http://www.starfall.com/
teaching-tools/book-lists.html

http://gws.ala.org/category/literture-amp- http://www.funbrain.com/brain/
languages/authors-illustrators ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

http://www.ala.org/alsc/booklists https://www.readinga-z.com/

https://www.nypl.org/childrens100 http://www.pbskids.org

https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/ http://readingeggs.com/
searchable-reading-lists/best-of-lists/

https://www.rif.org/rei/booklists-blogs/ http://www.magickeys.com
booklists

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/
multicultural-picture-books free-ebooks/kids/_/N-ry0Ztu1

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ https://magicblox.com/
entertainment/article/kids-books/

Varied texts that can be effective for storytelling include cumulative tales,
humorous tales, fables, fairy tales, creation tales, realistic stories, myths, sagas,
historical accounts, and riddles (Daniel, 2012; Stanley & Dillingham, 2009). These
are all types of stories that students and teachers can use to begin choosing topics
or when searching for a text to use for a specific concept, such as sequencing of a
story. Teachers should also opt for topics and texts to which students can relate by
selecting a variety of culturally responsive texts. Last, when picking topics and texts,
teachers should select those that are fun and colorful. Students love fun, colorful,

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