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Bring out your creativity, improving your writing skills, or just have fun writing a book together with your child or as a classroom project. You can even publish your creation to share with friends and family! The Big Universe Author™ tool (found in the 'Create' section) is a highly sophisticated yet simple and fun tool that enables users to create their own picture books. You can then publish your book on BigUniverse.com. Click here to visit the ‘Create’ section. |
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Share quality reading time with your children or students. Select books from our extensive collection -- together. In our 'Read' section, you can find hundreds of books using our browse and search features, read them entirely online for free, and then buy print versions of your favorites for bedtime or story-time reading.
Click here to visit the 'Read' section. |
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Why drag yourself or your kids to the bookstore when you can just visit BigUniverse.com and browse through our offerings from the convenience of your own home or classroom? The 'Shop' section is an online (virtual) shopping mall where high-quality children's book publishers showcase their books. Even better, your children or students can help you select books for purchase -- without disturbing other customers or the sales staff. TIP: The print versions make great birthday gifts! Click here to visit the 'Shop' section. |
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Authors and industry experts offer tips and insights in our 'Connect' section that help you and your kids learn about the beautiful world of children's picture books. Our blog categories include Book Planet, Writer's Life, and Classroom.
Click here to visit the 'Connect' section. |
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Use our handy member tools to manage your bookshelves, books created, background color theme, email, and much more. Click here to sign-up for FREE! |
What Members Think About Us
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As a father of three children who love to read, Big Universe is a revelation. To be able to peruse the huge and ever-growing selection of books and then be able to read THE ENTIRE BOOK online is an invaluable tool to making sure that I'm not disappointed with my purchases. The terrific selection of books on foreign and ancient cultures have also become a valuable tool for my children as they do research for school. Big Universe has also proven to be a wonderful way to find new authors and books that we might never be exposed to elsewhere.
As a tool for finding, reading, and purchasing wonderful children's books and with the exiting prospects of writing and illustrating books with my children online, Big Universe is truly a family's dream come true.
- Jeff Bohnslav
As a member of a children's literacy group and father of three, I was extremely pleased when I discovered BigUniverse. As a parent I have found it to be a great teaching tool for utilizing the computer while exploring wonderful literature. Additionally, it really taps into their creativity by allowing them to actually author their own book. As a reader to children in homeless shelters, I find the book selection and illustrations to be a wonderful resource for our diverse audience - BigUniverse truly exemplifies "Global Awareness".
- Bill Talamantes
I am very happy to be able to read the entire books on Big Universe, so I could make the exact decision which books would fit for my children. . . First I thought it would be enough for them to read the books on the web-site, but no: they love to hold the books in their hands and read them on the sofa :)
If I would not be able to see the whole books on Biguniverse.com, not only I would not buy them, I wouldn't even have any idea about the existence of [their publisher], since I have never seen them in book stores before.
- Eva Lewis, mother of three, who bought seven titles
It has been very easy to find content related to the diverse curriculum I teach. I enjoy being able to project the book onto our large [SMART Board] screen and have the kids read aloud, or take notes as we work together on a truly "big book"!
- Kathie Pfeffer-Hahn, third grade teacher
My family is low-income and we can't afford brand new books. We buy a whole lot of second hand. So for us to read something brand new is a treat. Thank You.
- Anonymous Visitor