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Free access to hundreds of books, games and quizzes!

Share the love of reading in French with children from 4 years old and up

Learning to read

Free illustrated books in an original application.

Reading to develop the imagination

Illustrated books that transport the child to a colourful world; games and explorations that motivate children to read while developing their imagination.

Reading to discover

Illustrated books designed to discover reading while having fun, while allowing children to progress at their own pace.

Reading to bring French to life

Stories to give a taste for reading in French from the age of 4. Children develop their French skills in an easy and fun way.

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Boukili : Free illustrated children's books in French

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Share the love of reading in French with children from 4 years old and up Free illustrated books in an original application. Illustrated books that transport the child to a colourful world; games and explorations that motivate children to read while developing their imagination.

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lets students write stories by using ready-made illustrations

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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Become a better writer with Storybird's creativity tools. Online courses, challenges, and reader feedback will help you improve your writing.

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Free for educators, gives us access to high quality e-books!

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Account based Literacy Games

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* Covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences.

* Designed in collaboration with leading academics.

* Complements all synthetic phonics programmes used in schools.

* Computer version is 100% free.

The kids absolutely love this game - and they're learning!

John Hole, Phase 1 Leader, Wray Common Primary School

Frequently Asked Questions

The game has been funded by the Usborne Foundation, a charity set up to support initiatives to develop early literacy.

Our mission is to help as many children learn to read as possible. The computer version is 100% free and we put profits from the app back into the Usborne Foundation, to continue to create new and exciting ways for children to learn.

The charity was founded by Peter Usborne MBE and his children, Nicola and Martin, one of the world's leading children's book publishing companies and Children's Publisher of the Year 2012. He was previously one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye.

The game is for children in the first stages of learning to read, or for older children who need a bit more practice. Read more details about the three games.

The game takes children on a magical journey, meeting colourful characters along the way and collecting fantastic rewards. When children are engaged, they're motivated to learn.

As they progress, they rehearse a range of essential reading skills; matching letters to sounds, blending, segmenting, tricky words and reading full sentences.

Find out exactly what the game covers.

The game runs on any normal laptop or desktop computer (including Apple Macs) and the app works on iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle tablets.

Peter Usborne is the founder and Managing Director of Usborne Publishing, one of the world's leading children's book publishing companies and Children's Publisher of the Year 2012. He was previously one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye, and was recently awarded an MBE for services to publishing.

An Exciting Adventure in a Magical World

Create a monster and take it on an adventure through a magical world. Travel to exciting places, meet fun characters, play games and win prizes as your monster learns the first steps of reading.

Minigames help children to develop speed and accuracy of letter recognition.

Lots of blending, segmenting and tricky words.

Read for purpose with magical little books.

A great way to help your children to learn to read.

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I was stunned to see how much they enjoyed this. It blew me away.

Matt Lovegrove, Cippenham Primary School

Information for Teachers and Parents

Complements existing learning

For young children in the first stages of learning to read; both those who are on track and those who need extra support and motivation.

The series complements Phases 2-5 of Letters and Sounds and other major systematic synthetic phonics programmes.

Keeps children focused on rehearsing and consolidating what they learn in school.

Easy and Secure

The series takes children on a journey through the graphemes; rehearsing recognition, blending and segmenting with each one.

Children rehearse tricky words, plus reading whole sentences and captions.

Can be played independently by children either in school or at home.

Each child has their own login so the game can track their progress over time.

This is a fun and engaging way to help your child learn to read. My son warmed to the game quickly and didn't want to stop playing it!

Sarah Fox, mum to Leon aged 5

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Covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences. * Designed in collaboration with leading academics. * Complements all synthetic phonics programmes used in schools. * Computer version is 100% free. The kids absolutely love this game - and they're learning!

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When you are on vacation, running errands or just away from home, read along stories are a great way to fill what can be hours of waiting into a lot of fun! Listed below are more than 100 video read alongs from old favorites like Where the Wild Things Are or newer favorite characters like Little Jumbo.

Our newest story is The Elves and the Shoemaker read by Chrissy Metz. In this story a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. This read aloud video is brought to you by Storyline Online, an organization committed to helping you raise children who love to read, just like us!

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When you are on vacation, running errands or just away from home, read along stories are a great way to fill what can be hours of waiting into a lot of fun.

Listed below are more than 100 video read alouds from old classics like Where the Wild Things Are to newer favorites like Little Jumbo. It's story time online! This listening library is available all day every day (and all night!) for returning to old favorites. “Read it again!” has never been easier!

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Click on a book cover to hear a story read aloud! This listening library is available all day every day (and all night!) “Read it again!” has never been easier!