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Tumblebooks Online: Animated, talking picture books. Tumblebooks takes existing picture books and adds animation, sound, music and narration that you can read, or have read to you. Also includes National Geographic videos. This is a paid database - to sign in please use the username havjs. Password: ivy

Storyline Online: Picture books read by members of the Screen Actors Guild

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Authors Everywhere! Is a Youtube community portal where children's books authors and illustrators have created videos including read alouds, writing prompts, and activities you can do at home.

Mo Willems Lunch Doodles: Mo Willems is the Kennedy Centre's Artist-in-Residence this year. Lunch Doodles are short episodes that include art activities. Activity sheets are available to download. Take a look here: