2023 Kid’s Summer Reading Program Starts
Graphics created by author, Rae Rankin
I am excited to be a part of the 2nd Annual Kid’s Summer Reading Program, hosted by Horse Book Authors. This year, over 30 authors are included in this wonderful program. There is a huge variety of riding disciplines, story lines, and plot twists to keep horse-crazy kids entertained all summer long, plus there are fun activities to do. Picture books to Young Adult novels will provide stories for all reading levels and interests.
According to Study.com there are three main reasons for children to keep up with reading during the summer:
1.) Increases Knowledge
2.) Defeats summer vacation reading loss
3.) Exercises the brain over the summer
When I was in grade school, I remember devouring books all summer long because I didn’t have homework to do. It gave me the chance to imagine all of the characters’ lives and the challenges they faced. I especially read anything with a horse on the cover, from classic horse books to contemporary stories. I never slowed down throughout the vacation. I was lucky to have friends who also read like crazy. We would exchange books with each other and have contests to see who could read the most over the summer - no easy task when there were horses to ride and care for and other chores we were responsible for. But I always managed to find the time to dip my nose into the pages of a good story. I also won an award in 6th grade for reading and handing in over 100 book reports, so I would say that reading over the summer paid off for me.
Graphics created by author, Rae Rankin
(From the www.wereadhorsebooks.com website):
How to Participate
Read, log your reading activities on our official form, and complete fun activities.
It’s Easy!
DOWNLOAD the Kid’s Summer Reading Log or pick one up from one of the participating authors.
REGISTER your participation and be entered to win a random drawing of a horse book (or ebook)! This step is optional – BUT your child could win a new book!
READ and complete activities on the reading log. Mark each off activity as you complete them.
SUBMIT completed cards. There are four easy ways to do it.
Post it on social media with parents’ permission with the hashtag #HorseBookSummerReading2023;
Have a parent email a photo to hbsummerreading@gmail.com;
Post it in our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidssummerreadingprogram; or
Upload it to our website (link coming soon)
Finish by September 1 to be eligible to win fun prizes* from participating authors. Be sure to check our Facebook Group for features with authors, additional activities, book reviews, and more!
* Prizes will be randomly drawn from all submitted entries.
Please visit We Read Horse Books to learn more about the participating authors, their books, and for further details about the program.
Have a wonderful summer full of great horse-book reads and activities!
