Reading Practice on Google Play Books

New features to support your young reader

What is reading practice?

Reading practice helps new readers improve their vocabulary and comprehension skills using their phones and/or tablets on thousands of compatible children's ebooks (including 300+ free of charge options) on Play Books.

Your reader can:

Hear a word spoken out loud
Practice pronouncing the words with easy phonetic guidance
Hear the word used in a sentence
Read and listen to the definition of a word
Listen to the entire book read out loud

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Fun books for all ages

Julia's Circle of Friends: A Julia Storybook

We're Amazing, 1, 2, 3! (Sesame Street)

Ara the Star Engineer

Cars: From a Dream to Real Life (Level 4 Reader): From a Dream to Real Life

Chocolate: The Tastiest Treat (Level 5 Reader): The Tastiest Treat

The Chocolate Book

Arctic Animals (Level 2 Reader)

Airplanes: Flying High in the Sky (Level 3 Reader): Flying High in the Sky

Small Dogs Fun and Furry (Level 6 Reader)

Jungle Animals (Level 2 Reader)

Magical Salamanders: The Mexican Axolotl (Level 3 Reader): The Mexican Axolotl

Smelly Facts About Animal Poop (Level 5 Reader)

Veterinarian: Animal Doctor (Level 2 Reader): Animal Doctor

Baseball (Level 2 Reader)

I Am Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Food from Farmers (Level 3 Reader)

From Colorful Ink to Markers (Level 6 Reader)

Explore the reading practice experience

Hear words read aloud, get help with pronunciation, get instant definitions of words, or just listen to the entire story out loud.

How to get started with Reading Practice

Add one of the books on this page to your library
After downloading the Google Play Books app, you should see the book you added at the top of the page
Open the book, and click on the “Practice” button
Enjoy your journey!

To find your next Reading Practice book, just look for any kids book with a “Practice” badge (microphone icon) on the books detail page in the Google Play Books.

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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: 20th-Anniversary Full-Color Read & Listen Edition

Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report

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Reina Ramos Works It Out

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Tangled: A Horse and a Hero

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Squirrels on Skis: Read & Listen Edition

Read with your favorite characters

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Charlie the Ranch Dog: Where's the Bacon?

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Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat

Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds

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Pinkalicious and the Pinkatastic Zoo Day

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