There’s a huge amount of German kids eBooks, audiobooks and magazines that can be gotten for free from publicly supported media sources. In fact, many new or recent releases are more easily accessible outside of Germany as eBooks or audiobooks. Digital magazines for children are also a fun option for older kids.

The top free resources for eBooks and digital magazines are Onleihe and Libby, while you can purchase eBooks and digital magazines through Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. 

Onleihe is a German digital library resource, which you can sign up for with the Goethe Institut and gives you access to about 1700 eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines for kids (20,000 total). Onleihe also has subscriptions to four popular magazines for kids: GEOlino Mini (ab 5), GEOlino (8-14), Dein SPIEGEL (8-14), Zeit LEO (ab 8). Anyone outside of Germany can sign up via the Goethe Institute here. 

Libby: Local libraries make German ebooks and audiobooks available through the US-based Libby app. The selection is generally high quality and contemporary German content, but it is harder to navigate and the selection is usually on the small side. A recent search as an SPL user showed about 150 German kids ebooks, mostly for older kids, and 180 German kids audiobooks, including well known titles for kids of all ages such as Winnie the Puh, Peppa the Pig, Gregs Tagebuch, and titles by Marc-Uwe King, Kerstin Gier, and Cornelia Funke. You sign up for Libby by submitting your credentials from your home library (e.g. SPL, KCLS). KCLS has a fantastic selection of German language digital magazines via Libby. 132 total