Keep the kids reading BIG this summer!
The BIG Summer Read is a statewide summer reading campaign for children and young people, open to anyone ages 0-18. It aims to encourage kids to read for pleasure and beat the ‘summer slide’ – the loss of literacy development over the long summer break when kids aren’t exposed to books or reading at school.
Track reading and complete challenges
Visit Beanstack to register now! Download the Beanstack app to collect your registration badge and meet this year’s cast of quirky characters.
Open from 1 December – 31 January
Keep reading in whatever format you choose! Book or audiobook – physical or digital – novel or comic book – it’s completely up to you.
Statewide prize winner announced 12 February
Winners will receive book packs donated by James Bennett.
- Ages 0-4 – Board books
- Ages 5-8 – Picture books
- Ages 8-12 – Junior fiction/graphic novels
- Ages 12-18 – YA fiction/graphic novels
Winners will be notified via email.
Pick up a Reading Log
You can also choose to grab a printed Reading Log from your local library. Completing a printed Reading Log doesn’t automatically enter you into the statewide prize draw – but it does enter you into the Your Library prize draw!
Win a Prize Pack from Your Library!
Submit your completed printed Reading Log to your local library by 31 January to go in the draw. The lucky winner will be announced on 12 February.
Start your BIG Summer Read journey with these red hot kids titles!
Keep reading... by listening! Check out these great eAudiobooks on BorrowBox.
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