The Summer Reading Challenge, presented by The Reading Agency and funded by Arts Council England, encourages children aged 4 to 11 to set themselves a reading challenge to help prevent the summer reading 'dip'.   We LOVE to encourage and reward our children for reading as it's the single best thing that they can do to:

• Overcome disadvantage caused by inequalities
• Be healthier and happier children with better mental wellbeing and self-esteem
• Do better at school and make more progress across the curriculum
• Develop creativity and empathy

Everything you need to know!

The 2025 challenge Story Garden – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors. This exciting new theme will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.

The reading challenge runs each year and is open to all children, completely free of charge.  To find out more about the reading challenge and other activities that run throughout the year, why not visit your local library.  

What books can the children enjoy?  

Children can read any book of their choice; fiction, non-fiction, picture books, or books they share with parents and carers, they can also listen to audiobooks, they all count!  

We are delighted that the number of children taking part has been increasing year on year and hope even more will participate this year.  We love to reward our superstar readers and this year they will get to walk the red carpet into our pop-up disco along with enjoying a short movie with popcorn, a photo-booth style area and a chill-out-zone!   

Every child that is able to show that they have completed the challenge and have read the required number of books will be invited to the celebratory reward. 

  

How to take part:

 - Children can read any book of their choice; fiction, non-fiction, picture book, digital book or audio book.
 - The books need to be logged so that they can receive a qualifying certificate.  We accept the following:

• A Summer Reading Challenge certificate issued by your local library
• A Summer Reading Challenge certificate issued online (You can sign up online, here)
• A screenshot of your child's Sora reading app profile page showing the reading period 12/07/2025 - 13/09/2025 
  
  For those who may have difficulty accessing the above services or who need a reminder of their child's Sora log on details, please contact Mrs Cole:  library@swanmoreapps.com 

 

Create a Summer Reading account online now and get reading!  https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

For guidance on how to create a Summer Reading Challenge account click here and scroll to the help section at the bottom of the page. 

If your child would like to enjoy books digitally, you can log onto their Sora account here.  If you are unfamiliar with Sora, see our user guide below.