

New books are added weekly.įree Novel Effect offers hundreds of soundscapes for a library of children’s books curated for teachers, librarians, kids and families. There are 3 versions of the Novel Effect service accessible through the app. In the classroom or at home, see why parents and teachers alike say Novel Effect “…turns reading time into a magical experience." - App Store Review. Bring the story to life, promote literacy, imagination, and fun for kids 12 & under! Melissa Perry is the Program Coordinator at Family Reading Partnership in Ithaca.Welcome to Novel Effect - an award-winning app that follows your voice as you read out loud from a children’s story book and responds at just the right moment with interactive music, sound effects, and character voices. It takes the zookeeper's wife to ensure all (or nearly all) the animals return to their cages. He follows the zookeeper around, letting all of the other animals out of their cages, before following the zookeeper to his bedroom and getting into bed. A zookeeper says goodnight to a gorilla, but the mischievous gorilla is not ready to go to sleep. “Good Night, Gorilla” by Peggy Rathman.Children will see the themes of kindness, trust, and friendship in the beautiful illustrations. This wordless picture book is the well-known Aesop’s Fable about a tiny mouse and a mighty lion. “The Lion and the Mouse” by Jerry Pinkney.Children delight in this imaginative exploration of the mysteries of the deep. When a young boy goes to the beach to collect and examine the typical objects that wash ashore, he discovers something unexpected–a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera. Children can make predictions about how this heroine will use her Super Power of Determination to finally have a pancake breakfast! In this humorous book about a little old lady’s attempt to make a pancake break- fast, dePaolo tickles the funny bone and gives a lesson about optimism and persistence. “Pancakes for Breakfast” by Tomie dePaola.Check out these wordless picture book favorites:
