About Online Books for Children
Online Books for Children is a free library of original short stories for children aged 2 to 8: bedtime stories, funny and silly tales, read-aloud stories and stories for early readers.
Who we are
The domain onlinebooksforchildren.com first hosted a children’s books website in 2007. That website was inactive for many years. In 2026 the domain was acquired by Adriano Figueiredo, a Brazilian entrepreneur who also runs Leia Historinhas, a children’s story site in Portuguese, and it was relaunched as a new project. The stories published here today were created for this new site and are not connected to the previous website or its owners.
How our stories are made
Our stories and illustrations are created with the help of AI tools. We keep every story short, kind and suitable for young children, and we group them by theme and reading level so parents and teachers can quickly find the right one.
What you will find
- Bedtime stories: calm stories for the end of the day.
- Funny bedtime stories and silly bedtime stories: a laugh before sleep.
- Read-aloud stories: written to be shared out loud.
- Short stories for kids: quick reads for any moment.
Free to read
All stories are free to read, with no sign-up. To keep the site free, some pages show advertising.