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Stories

The Arthur Page

For Arthur fans everywhere. This site from PBS offers games, stories and children's art featuring the popular character created by Marc Brown.

Between the Lions

PBS TV features a different story each week. Each story has games with different themes and activities.

But That Wasn't the Best Part

A simple story about the banana parade.

Grimm Brothers @nationalgeographic.com

The twelve tales here from a 1914 translation and include at least one illustration with audio provided for some. There is also biographical information on the Grimms, kids' activities, and links to other fairy tale resources on the Web.

Ika's Online Fairy Tales

Contains a wonderful selection of beautifully illustrated original stories. "Tress" is about a princess with no hair, and "Stop" (hint: use the arrow to scroll down). Ika's stories will appeal to preschoolers as well as preteens.

Sesame Street Stories

A collection of nine stories with sounds, animation and choices that make the story change. Some stories do not have sounds and are better used on older computers with slower modems.

Spot

Stories and activities based on the books by Eric Hill.

StoryPlace

A Public Library site with five animated stories in the "PreSchool Library." Activities and lists of books for children.