Wow.  I found out about this project through another parenting list I belong to, and it looks fabulous.  The Baldwin Project is working to provide online access to children’ literature that is in the public domain, which includes works published prior to 1923.  If you think that is too ancient for your kids, the mission page of the website says “The period from 1880 or so until 1922 offers a wealth of material in all categories, including: Nursery Rhymes, Fables, Folk Tales, Myths, Legends and Hero Stories, Literary Fairy Tales, Bible Stories, Nature Stories, Biography, History, Fiction, Poetry, Storytelling, Games, and Craft Activities.” This is a really awesome effort that I wanted to share with Kidzwire readers, just in case you are looking for something unique and different for your kids to read during the last few weeks before school starts.  Your schools might even be interested because permissions are in place to print the works for personal and educational use.  Happy reading everyone!

If you are getting tired of modern reading options, then definitely check out this site.  Hopefully, by making literature more accessible, we can increase our young folks’ interest in reading books besides Nancy Drew.  Nothing against Nancy, I read her myself, but variety is the spice of life, right?  Check this one out.  You might find something to create new interests.