I was not a big fan of this website that specialized in children's storybooks online. However, a positive of the website was that they provided a large selection of picture books for both young and older students. I wish that more than a couple of books for the young readers had the read aloud option. Many young readers prefer this when they read books online and it helps develop their fluency. Some of the books that are under the category for young readers are pretty challenging and without the read aloud option they become useless for readers in younger grades. I find that on this website the children would spend too much time trying to find an appropriate book for their reading level. Another part of this website that I didn't really like was the illustrations. Many of the books had sketches for illustrations that didn't really enhance the story in any way.
Overall, I would not recommend this website for teachers to use in their classroom. The site has many ad's on it that children can click on that will link them to other places and/or cause spam on the classroom iPad or computer.
Website link:
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
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