Thousands of audiobooks, ebooks, and word-by-word read-alongs for kids 0 to 16. Built so strong readers stretch and struggling readers grow.
Unlimited access to a growing library of more than 5,000 hand-picked, wholesome titles — for families who want great stories without worrying about what junk might be sneaking in.
Pair Sherwood with any Bluetooth speaker — yours, or the free Sherwood speaker we send as a welcome gift to new annual subscribers. Bedtime wind-downs, quiet-time story breaks, road trips, family dinners — the screen disappears and the story takes over. No dedicated player to buy. No per-story purchases. Just your whole Sherwood library, anywhere there's a speaker.
Every audiobook on Sherwood comes with captions — even ones that were never published as text. Struggling readers see the words while they hear them; strong readers can take on classics whose printed editions feel out of reach. Font, size, and dyslexia-friendly choices come standard.
Every audiobook syncs to its printed words, with each one highlighted as the narrator reads. Strong readers reach into stories above their grade level; struggling readers stop avoiding pages full of hard words. Comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence grow in the background.
Audio paired with text strengthens reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. — Reading Rockets, U.S. Department of Education
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in the car. iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire apps on every phone or tablet. The desktop app for Mac and PC, or any browser. Cast to a smart TV or pair with any Bluetooth speaker.
Filter by age, by genre, by format. Picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade, young-adult, classics. Read, listen, read-along — sort by exactly the moment you're in.
Don't see a title you want? You can upload books you already own. Just upload your ebook, audiobook, music album, lectures, or PDFs right into your library. Everything in your 'My Books' section syncs across all your devices.
What's right for a 14-year-old isn't always right for a 7-year-old. Per-kid profiles and filtering put you in complete control — each child sees everything you want them to, and nothing you don't.
Filter content by age, author, or category or switch to Curated Only, and a child sees only what you've added to their profile, including the playlists you've built yourself.
Books, bookmarks, and progress kept separate, so nobody trips over anyone else.
See what each kid is finishing, how often they're reading, and which authors keep pulling them back.
Switching between profiles takes a quick math problem, a PIN, or both — your choice. Kids stay on their own profile, and parent settings stay out of reach.
No card. No commitment. Full access to the catalog while you decide.
Pick an age range and an avatar. Your kids can do this part themselves.
Hand them the tablet. Read-along turns audiobooks into reading practice they actually enjoy.
Plans start at $8.25/month (billed annually) or $11.99/month. Cancel any time.
When kids hear a story while seeing the words highlighted in real time, their listening comprehension pulls their reading skills up with it. That's not a trick — it's fifty years of reading research, and it's how every audiobook and read-along works on Sherwood.
Sherwood shines with kids who love stories but struggle on the printed page — the ones who read slowly, lose attention, or feel like they're just not good enough. When the narrator carries them through, the struggle disappears. A kid who says "I like reading" — even if it's "I like reading on Sherwood" — is the first step toward raising a reader.
Stories from families who made Sherwood the reading app their kids actually open.
"My daughter went from sounding out words to reading chapter books in four months. The read-along feature made her want to follow along instead of just listening. That changed everything for us."
"We tried three other reading apps before Sherwood. This is the first one my 7-year-old actually opens on his own. The Prince Martin series alone was worth the subscription."
"Uploading the books my kids already loved was painless, and the read-along on classics is perfectly synced. They've stopped asking for the iPad."
"My kids actually ask for the next chapter. Sherwood is the only kids' app I trust to put my daughter to sleep with."
Sherwood started as the library we wanted for our own kids — one that could supplement and support our homeschooling, but more than that, one full of stories where virtue is real, where heroes are worth becoming, where wickedness is actually wicked and sin is actually sin.
Stories worth feasting on. Stories that shape affections, imagination, and the kind of heart a child carries into adulthood.
We also wanted reading to feel like a gift — especially for the kids who struggle with it. Sherwood is for the strong reader hungry for more, and for the reluctant reader who just hasn't found their story yet. We hope your family finds something worth getting lost in here.
Full access to the catalog. No card. If your kids don't fall in love with at least one story, walk away — no harm done.
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