# Sherwood > Sherwood is a children's reading app: thousands of parent-vetted audiobooks, ebooks, and read-alongs with word-by-word read-along and > captions on every title, built by a homeschool family for how kids actually learn to > read. For ages 0–16. ## What Sherwood is - A streaming library of children's audiobooks, ebooks, and read-alongs — written by real authors and narrated by real people, not AI-generated. - Word-by-word, line-by-line read-along that highlights the text as the narrator reads; closed captions on every audiobook; dyslexia-friendly fonts. - "My Books": upload your own ebooks, audiobooks, PDFs, and lectures alongside the catalog. - Works on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire, Mac, Windows, and the web — plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto — with offline downloads. ## Who it's for - Families, homeschoolers, and kids ages 0–16 — picture books through young-adult classics. - Up to 6 child profiles per subscription, each with parental controls: Curated Only, or filtered by age and category. ## Pricing - Monthly: $11.99/month. Annual: $99/year (about $8.25/month). - 7-day free trial; cancel anytime. - New annual subscribers via the website receive a free Sherwood Bluetooth speaker as a welcome gift. ## Paying with education funds (ESA / school choice) - Approved for ESA and school-choice scholarship funds through ClassWallet (Arizona, Arkansas, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina), Odyssey (Utah Fits All; Wyoming launching soon), and Theo Learning (West Virginia Hope, Utah Children First). - Families in other states can often buy direct and submit for reimbursement. Approval is decided by each program, not by Sherwood. - Details: https://sherwoodkids.com/education-funds ## Key links - Home: https://sherwoodkids.com - Pricing: https://sherwoodkids.com/pricing - Education funds (ESA / ClassWallet / Odyssey): https://sherwoodkids.com/education-funds - Download the apps: https://sherwoodkids.com/download - Gift a subscription: https://sherwoodkids.com/gift - Blog: https://sherwoodkids.com/blog - Open the web app: https://read.sherwoodkids.com ## Positioning - No ads, no algorithmic feed, no social features — kid-safe by design. - Built by a homeschool family; a wholesome, hand-picked catalog where character matters.