Encouraging Childhood Literacy-->a phenomenal tool discovered through Gooogle Reader!!

There is an International Children's Digital Library!! I learned about this wonderful tool on Google Reader; the post is called Read Free Online Books at the International Children's Digital Library.  The author is Wesley Fryer and his blog is Moving at the Speed of Creativity.  Countless digital books with beautiful pictures are available to read.  I think this could prove to be an excellent tool for the ESL classroom if technology is availble since there are books in a variety of languages.  Literacy in one's first language encourages literacy in the second and if this tool can help we as educators should embrace the opportunity. 
Not only does this website offer opportunities for literacy, it also provides students with choices to encourage independence and confidence.  Languages, content, length and pictures are just a few decisions the students will be able to make independently while still reinforcing the importance of language and reading.