Copyright Friendly Read-Alouds

The following publishers (and their subsidiaries) have granted permission for limited use recordings of their works in response to school closures/COVID-19 outbreak. Each publisher has slightly different guidelines as to how their titles can be used, but generally, please attribute it, acknowledge the permission granted, and limit to closed platforms (Google Drive/Seesaw). Please also be sure to take down the videos/recordings by the end of the school year.

Simon & Schuster covers the following children's/young adult imprints:

Aladdin, Atheneum, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Beach Lane Books, Little Simon, Margaret K. McElderry, Saga Press, Salaam Reads, Simon Pulse, and Simon Spotlight

Macmillian covers the following children's/young adult imprints:

Farrar Straus Giroux, Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Imprint, Kingfisher, Old Dot, Priddy Books, Roaring Brook Press, Square Fish and Tor Children's

Penguin covers the following children's/young adult imprints:

Dial Books for Young Readers, Dutton Children's Books, Firebird, F Warne & Co., Putnam, Kathy Dawson Books, Kokilia, Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Workshop, Philomel, Puffin, Razorbill, Speak, and Viking Children's Books

Random House covers the following children's/young adult imprints:

Alfred A. Knopf, Crown, Delacorte Press, Doubleday, Dragonfly Books, Ember, Golden Books, Laurel Leaf Books, Now I'm Reading!, Random House Books for Young Readers, Schwartz and Wade Books, Wendy Lamb Books and Yearling