Summer Reading Club

Join the Club! Join the Challenge! The Summer Reading Club is all about discovering new and exciting ways to keep reading all summer long. All ages can complete the challenges, unlock badges and earn fun rewards.

Why is summer reading important? The summer school holidays are a time for kicking back, catching up with friends, playing outside and enjoying the freedom that comes with being young, having no responsibilities, and no homework for the summer! But all this free time can result in a loss of learning gained during the school year (often referred to as the ‘Summer Slide’). The great news is that basic skills are easy to maintain as your kids enjoy their free time! The Summer Reading Club inspires opportunities to keep your kids reading, playing, exploring and discovering all summer long.

Don’t know what to read? Sink your teeth into tales of myth, legend and wonder with our suggestions below, or ask your local librarian – we’re always happy to make recommendations.

Fairy Tales told by Berlie Doherty

An enchanting collection of classic fairy tales, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp, The Firebird and The Frog Prince.

Twicetold Tales: Fairy Tales for the Real World by Olivia Snowe

In this collection of short stories, normal kids find themselves lost in the woods or locking in a tower – situations that might seem to be from fairy tales. But fairy tales have a dark side and not all have a happy ending…

Bold Tales for Brave-Hearted Boys and Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane

Boys can be pretty handy at dragon-felling and tower-climbing, but there is so much more to them than brawn and bravado: they have lots to say and feel as well, as these tilted tales will tell…

Girls can rescue themselves and create their own happily ever afters in this beautiful and emboldening book.

The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale

At Ever After High the children of fairy tale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens… whether they want to or not. As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen’s destiny is to follow in her mother’s wicked footsteps, but evil is so not Raven’s style.

Attack of the Giant Robot Zombie Mermaid by Matt Cosgrove

Once upon a slime covered planet, there lives a robot zombie mermaid who would stop at nothing and sacrifice everything in the hilarious intergalactic quest for her one true love – braaaaiiiiinnnnnnnnnsssss.

Curse of the Genie’s Ring by Tania Ingram

Warning! This story contains magic, genies, talking animals (more than one), enchanted bags and some super flashy jewellery! When Jinny and her brother Tyrone find a ring in Miss Morgan’s attic, they have no idea about the terrible danger their in. Tyrone awakens a genie, and once he’s made one sneaky little wish, he can’t stop!

Rhyme Stew by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl’s own humorous and inventive take on fairytales, nursery rhymes and other poems, make this an irresistible collection for children and adults alike.

Ruth the Red Riding Hood Fairy (and other books in The Storybook Fairies series) by Daisy Meadows

The Wetherbury Storytelling festival is almost over, but first Rachel and Kirsty must get one more magical object back from Jack Frost. Can they find Ruth’s magical basket before the festival is ruined for everyone?

Myths and legends of the World by Alli Brydon

Bold reader – open your mystical map and get ready to travel through time with 21 dazzling stories of daring and deceit, reward and punishment. Meet gods, goddesses and demigods, serpents, coyotes, talking fish and clever spiders, and cavort with sea nymphs, mystical women, terrifying beasts and volcano people – as you discover different tales of how the world began.

Register your participation on the Summer Reading Club website. And don’t forget to check out what activities are happening at your local library during the school holidays.

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