School is out for summer in many/most locations. Those of us on the West coast have school for a little bit longer but Summer reading programs are already starting. If you have a child 12 and under then you should participate in the Double Dog Dare Summer Reading Program at Borders.
How your child can participate
Read 10 books
Fill out Reading Participation Form
Get one book Free (choose from a provided list)
Reading Tips:
I will be sharing a reading tip every week for four weeks. Here is the first reading tip from Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot and Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka
“If you want to inspire your boy reader, expand your definition of reading to include non-fiction, graphic novels, funny books, wordless books, audio books and magazines. Summer reading is a great time to explore texts that aren’t covered/allowed in school reading.”
Borders and HarperCollins teamed to provided me a Borders gift card in exchange for my posts about the Double-Dog Dare Summer Reading Challenge. It does not affect the fact that I believe in reading to my kids.
FYI, Barnes and Noble also has a summer reading program, as does Half-Price Books.
It is fun to find as many reading programs as you can during the summer time to increase your child’s home library.