International Children's Digital Library

"The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is a 5-year research project to develop innovative software and a collection of books that specifically address the needs of children as readers. Interdisciplinary researchers from computer science, library studies, education, art, and psychology are working together with children to design this new library. With participants from around the world, the ICDL is building an international collection that reflects both the diversity and quality of children's literature. Currently, the collection includes materials donated from 27 cultures in 15 languages."

If you have kids, this is a wonderful site to go to. Lots of wonderful books to check out and read together. The books are scanned page by page, and the experience you share with the kids is enjoyable. Truly a family web ummm.... experience. Highly recommended.

Be warned though, the site requires at least a DSL connection. For regular dial up users, there is a basic site.