Welcome to Sloths Love to Read! 🌟 I’m KeriAnne Jelinek, bestselling author of 180+ children’s books, entrepreneur, and literacy advocate who champions the power of reading aloud. Each episode features traditional KidLit favorites and indie children’s books to spark imagination, build curiosity, and inspire a lifelong love of books. Perfect for parents, teachers, librarians, and kids everywhere! All stories are read and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, ensuring that every episode celebrates books legally and responsibly.
Carnival is coming, and the villagers of John John, Trinidad, are getting ready to jump up and celebrate with music, dancing, and a parade. Best of all, the Roti King has promised free rotis tasty fr…
Emma's idea of a good vacation is quite different from that of her parents.
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It's evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket s…
Mr. Fish wants to help his friend Ms. Clam when she loses her pearl, but though he's fast as a sailfish, as smart as dolphin, and as strong as a shark, Mr. Fish has a secret: he's scared of the dark!
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Buckley and his Mama live in a cozy cabin by the ocean. He loves to carve boats out of the driftwood he finds on the beach nearby.
He makes: big boats long boats-short boats and-tall boats,each one mo…
But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons?
This book is a winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel H…
An odd-looking creature encounters many animals with whom he has something in common while he seeks a friend just like himself.
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Meet 14 cool sharks (and one manta ray) and see why it's important to BE NICE TO SHARKS! Though they’re often portrayed as vicious man-eaters, sharks actually kill fewer than 10 people per year. Yet …
"I don't want to take a bath!" cries Little Tiger. Even though Mommy Tiger tells him taking a bath is fun, Little Tiger does not agree, and off he scampers into the jungle to play.
He grows dirtier a…
The African plains provide a stunning environment for Jan Brett's latest animal adventure. For as long as anyone can remember, the honeyguide bird and the African honey badger have been partners when…
Embark upon an exciting adventure into learning about some very famous pirates and some fun facts about pirates. Great for summer pirate studies!
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Unicorn has a dream. A beautiful, bewitching, bubbly dream: Unicorn longs to be a mermaid! (Sometimes. Not all the time.) With the help of her trusty craft kit, Kitty is determined to make her best f…
Introducing “My Greatest Masterpiece” - a heartwarming journey into the imaginative world of children, where they are celebrated as the TRUE works of art. Bursting with vibrant descriptions of their …
Far below the waves, a little fish named Stanley lives with his school. They are the brightest, sparkliest fish of the sea. One morning, Stanley wakes up late, and the reef is strangely quiet. Oh no!…
From brightly colored corals to shimmering shoals of fish, the diversity of life on a coral reef is celebrated in this visually stunning picture book with a strong ecological message about the need t…
Learn all about the 4th of July and why it’s such an important holiday. Find out why the Declaration of Independence is so important and what it is.
Discover ways kids can get in on the holiday fun a…
“Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. Mo…
When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands.
It's a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. But when the whale swims too close to shore, …
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a dazzling new adventure! Filled with zany traps, STEAM concepts, silly rhymes, and lots of rainbow unicorn fun, parents, e…
This is the story of a little boy whose first response to everything his parents ask him to do is "I hate that!"
But little does he know, his clever mom and dad have a sneaky trick up their sleeves t…