Free Summer Reading Programs: 2012 Edition

[exp] [/exp]When it comes to reading, the joy of getting lost in a good book is enough to motivate my girls. Whether you’ve got a reluctant reader in your home or you just want to reward your bookworm, take advantage of one these summer reading programs:

• Kids can get a free book at Barnes & Noble with the Imagination’s Destination summer reading program. If kids in grades 1-6 read 8 books & submit a form, they’ll get to choose a free kid’s book. As always, the deal is valid at participating locations only. Kids can exchange their completed forms for a free book through September 4, 2012.
• If they take the PBK Summer Reading Challenge & read all of the books on Pottery Barn Kids’ list, they’ll receive a free book. The program runs through August 22, 2012, at participating locations.
• If your children read daily for two weeks & fill out a Reading Rewards Calendar, they can swap it for 10 free tokens at Chuck E. Cheese’s. Food purchase required. Limit one free token coupon per child per day at participating locations. The offer expires December 31, 2012.
• If your children in grades K-8 take the Sylvan Book Adventure, they can take quizzes on what they read to earn prizes, like temporary tattoos, a subscription to Highlights, ebooks, & more.
• At Little Shop of Stories, sign up the kids for the Summer Reading program. If your kids read 40 hours by the end of the summer, they’ll be able to attend the Celebratory Award Ceremony & Pizza Party. For an extra incentive, they’ll earn coupons for free goodies from Cookie Studio, Greene’s, and The Yogurt Tap at every 10-hour mark along the way.

–Jennifer Maciejewski