Check out the huge list of FREE Summer Reading Programs for Kids 2024 available this year. There are a LOT of great programs that your children can take advantage of to earn FREE books, prizes, and even cash!
Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids
Here are some of our favorite programs you can check out this year!
Barnes & Noble Imagination Destination – This program through Barnes & Noble gives your child the ability to earn a FREE reading adventure book after reading 8 books and keeping track of them in a reading log.
Book-It: Join Book-It’s free, digital, parent-led summer reading program to reward your child’s reading all summer long. When your child meets their goal, move the slider all the way over to receive their certificate for a Personal Pan Pizza in your email!
Chuck E. Cheese – Earn 10 FREE play points every time your child reads for 2 weeks in a row. Just fill out the form and bring it in to redeem for tokens.
Local Public Library – Don’t forget to check out your local libraries to find out which programs they’ll be offering this summer. My kids have participated in several Summer reading Programs through the library and it always includes FREE books & prizes.
Scholastic — FromMay 9th through September 12th, kids can visit the summer zone in Scholastic Home Base, a completely free digital destination which offers stories, characters, games, and a community of readers. Home Base is moderated for safety 24/7.
Programs like these are a great way to encourage our children to continue reading throughout the summer months. If you know of any other programs that aren’t listed here, please feel free to leave the information in a comment below!
We’ve done the Barnes and Noble program before but we live quite a-ways from the closest one… I was pretty sure I found information on it online last year including what books they were offering as rewards but when I follow your link it just takes me to their site and even when I search things like “summer reading program” or “kids’ program” it doesn’t get me to it…….. did you find a list of books they’re offering by chance? And qualifications to receive them? Last year there was a paper to fill out that required my little reader to write a short paragraph for each book it seems like. I’d rather have that done ahead of time this year.
How do I sign up
Just click on the teal blue text for the program you want to participate in and it will take you to the website that has the sign up information on it.