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As schools let out for summer, Borders is Double Dog Daring you with their Summer Reading Challenge. Getting kids to do anything that isn’t on a bike, in a pool or in front of the TV during summer break can sometimes be a daunting task, yet continued reading is important for their minds to continue to grow and bend. Have your child under 12 years old sign up for the challenge at the Borders store nearest you. All they have to do is read any 10 books this summer and they’ll receive a FREE book!


HarperCollins and Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot, have provided this week’s tip for getting kids to read:

“If you want to inspire your boy reader, expand your definition of reading to include non-fiction, graphic novels, funny books, wordless books, audio books and magazines. Summer reading is a great time to explore texts that aren’t covered/allowed in school reading.”

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 Borders Gift Card!

To enter, tell me one way you get your kids to read over the summer. What tips and tricks can you share that have them turning off the TV and opening a book?

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Prize:
(1) $100 Borders Gift Card

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, 6/16 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

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Comments

  1. Deanna

    My daughter (and only child) is 2, so she’s just starting to want to read a story. It’s developing into our bedtime routine. Knowing what she’s interested in always helps (trains, animals!). And, to encourage her to explore books on her own, we recently bought here the LeapFrog Tag reading system.

  4. Larena

    My boys aren’t old enough to read yet but I read stories to them every night before bed. They have now started asking for stories before naptime too!

  6. Diane

    My children don’t need much encouragement to read, but getting book on subjects they enjoy or by their favorite authors is a sure way to encourage reading.

  7. Amy

    To enter, tell me one way you get your kids to read over the summer. What tips and tricks can you share that have them turning off the TV and opening a book?

    My son is only 3, so he’s not really into reading yet. He loves to look through books, but it only interestes him for a short peiriod of time.
    The trick is going to be getting myself or my hubby away from work or the tv and opening a book to read to him. So the trick behind that is going to be setting a secific time aside EVERY day and picking out books that have lots of pictures – and little words, so my son can make up his own stories with the book :D

  8. Cindy

    I let my son pick out a couple of books, and we sit down after lunch and read them together. Using sound effects and actions really add to story time too! This is one of my favorite times of the day with him! We love it so much that often times we are reading for an hour!

  9. Sarah

    My little girl is only 1 right now, but she loves books! She likes to grab them and crawl up in a chair to look at the pictures. No encouragement needed yet.

  11. Kim

    my son is little and still loves to read… hopefully it will stay that way. My husband and I were both bookworms, so it’s probably in his genes!

  13. Karen Anderson

    we visit the library and enter their summer reading program. My son is still a bit young but he loves to pick out new books for the week!

  16. Jeannie

    My son is almost 2, but he has loved books since he could hold his head up. He knows the alphabet already and can say the name of every object in a book. I’m thinking of getting him the Leapfrog Tag system because I’ve heard great things about that.
    We make sure we take him out to play a lot so he can associate everything he sees in the book with real life. It was neat to go to zoo and have him tell us what all the animals were called. When we go to the park, he points out the cars, trees, lakes, etc. We’ll even try to find the same toys that are in his books.
    When we buy new books, we make sure we grab ones that will help make a connection with his playtime and his reading time.

  17. Jennifer

    My 3 & 4 year olds love for me to read to them over and over again. We have plenty of books, check out others from the library, and no TV in the house. So, reading is always a highlight of their day.

  19. Shelly T.

    Luckily my daughter loves to read! She signs up for the Summer reading program at the library every year. They offer prizes for books/hours read. That is always a good incentive. I think that the earlier you start reading to your children, the earlier they will start a love of reading a books.

  26. steph

    My sons love the storyhour at our library, we go every wednesday and it really encourages them!

  30. Alba

    love love to read books myself and love to read to my 19 month old twins. they love books also especially my boy….they pretend they are reading and always hand me their books during the day so I can read to them….what a great give a way Tara…thanks.