This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about sports, games, and play – keeping children's minds and bodies active over the holidays!
This activity sheet enables you to keep a record of the books you’re enjoying together and will help to spark conversations around reading with family and… read more
Download activity sheets for children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023, including 5 word & number puzzles and 3 wordsearches!
This download also includes answer sheets. Colour and BW versions included.
Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities… read more
Pencils, crayons and felt tips at the ready? Print these 4 sheets for children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge – let's add some colour!
Illustrations by Loretta Schauer and logo artwork by Lizzie Everard. All © The Reading Agency 2023
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Mud is so much more than squelchy brown stuff. It's why our food grows, why our forests stand tall, why our water and air are less dirty and why billions of living things have somewhere to live. This engaging new title encourages young readers and their grown-ups to delight in mud, to value it in… read more
With simple, direct questions, thoughtful, compassionate answers and stunning illustrations by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Drachkovska, this book explores what it really means to be a refugee. Written with advice from the Refugee Council and drawing on conversations with refugees and aid workers… read more
Here, you can download a toolkit containing assets and copy to help you promote Ready, Set, Read! This includes:
- Social media assets and suggested copy
- Ready, Set, Read! banner for websites and newsletters
- Template copy for your newsletters
- Template press release
- Logos
- Branding… read more
Reward children participating in the Mini Challenge (specially designed for pre-schoolers) as part of the Summer Reading Challenge with this Ready, Set, Read certificate!
Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2023…. read more
A fully illustrated non-fiction picture book that lets readers discover how their favourite foods are grown and made – with exclusive recipes from Annabel Karmel for each one. read more
Mazy is a famous movie star who has her fur fluffed twice a day. While other dogs chase sticks at the park, Mazy chases her acting dreams.
Then one morning Mazy's agent delivers bad news. Hollywoof has changed and there are no jobs for Mazy anymore.
Can Mazy embrace what it is that makes… read more
Download this Welsh language school assembly presentation and tell pupils all about this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!
The presentation is available in PowerPoint format.
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. See the link below for the English-language version. read more
The Reading Agency proudly supports the Save our Wild Isles campaign: www.saveourwildisles.org.uk.
Together, we can help save the UK's precious wildlife and wild places.
To celebrate the campaign, The Reading Agency has curated a reading list to inspire children and young people to learn… read more
Our April booklist – ‘A Race Against Time’ – is chock full of exciting and gripping reads. From books exploring the climate crisis and planet Earth to heart-stopping thrillers and tales of magic and wonder, there’s something for everyone. Dive into the list today and don’t forget to tell us what… read more