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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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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. cher

    My kids are little so we are reading while potty training. My 3 year old loves to sit on the potty and read!

  3. jill

    take them to the library often and let them take out as many of ‘their’ books as possible!

  4. robyn

    we participate in the library summer reading and also all the bookstore reading programs, seems to be the best motivator when mom isn’t nagging!

  8. Trisha Lynn

    Encourage them by reading a book along side them! If they see you interested then they will become so to!

  9. Sue

    My child is too young (16 MO) to have to worry about getting her to read, but I do remember spending many a summer drive with my mom and I trading off reading chapters out loud to one another from a library book. So, I would have to say, reading out loud! Also, finding books related to places/things/people you are visiting for vacation – my mom was also really good about that as well!

  10. Sarah Elyce

    Kids are more likely to read if you just expose them to a wide variety of books. Going to the public library is a great, and free, way to do this.

  14. Bev

    My son is too young to read for himself, but we read to him every night before bed. He loves going to the library and picking out new books!

  16. Tara

    Our daughter is barely five as of last week, so she is starting to read. We still do a lot of reading to her, and I guess that’s one way we foster the love of reading!

  18. Fabule$$ly Frugal Mom

    My daughter is now learning to read and she wants to read all the time, it’s me that needs to turn off the TV! We love going to the book store and hanging out for the afternoon reading books!

  25. Ashley

    I’m lucky enough to have two great readers and they love the bookstore’s Summer Reading Programs to earn free books. However, we get a little sneaky during the summer and choose AR books so that we they return to school in the fall, they have a backlog of tests to take to earn AR points! This is great because they get the year off to a great start by taking some of the pressure off of their AR demands!

  28. Rachel O.

    It’s fun to find movies that are based on a book! After you’ve read the book you can get the whole family together to watch the movie! (I can be reached at greatnarf [at] gmail [dot] com)