To keep your child’s reading momentum going over the summer when they’re not in school, consider these rewarding reading programs:

Barnes & Noble

The Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program encourages kids to love reading. It’s popular among students in first to sixth grades and their teachers. Kids can earn free books by participating. They read a set number of books, write about their favorite part in the Reading Journal, and bring the completed journal to a Barnes & Noble store.  For more information, click here.

BAM! Books-A-Million

Get a free backpack just for four reading books from the Summer Reading Adventure list. Read and write about each book in the logbook. Then show the completed logbook to a Books-A-Million store associate to get your free backpack. To learn more, click here.

Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library inspires a love of reading by giving free books to children from birth to age 5, with funding from Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States. For more information, click here.

Pizza Hut Book It

Earn a free personal-size pizza and more. Use the BOOK IT! Mobile App to set goals, track progress, and redeem rewards. During the summer months of June, July, and August, any child that meets their parent-set reading goals can earn a free Pizza Hut single topping Personal Pan Pizza®* from participating locations. To learn more and get the app, click here.

Chuck E. Cheese

Children get 10 free play points for reading and filling out the Reading Rewards Calendar. To learn more, click here.