It’s time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with children’s book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists.

Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.

Looking for fun things for your kids to do this summer? Summer programs can be a fun way to encourage your kids to read more, and they can even earn some exciting rewards and freebies along the way.

At the start of the season, we made a literary bucket list. Here’s how we checked it off. By The New York Times Books Staff A few months ago, we invited you to join us in a low-stakes summer reading ...

Read along with the Book Review this summer: Can you check off five items before fall arrives? By The New York Times Books Staff When many of us at The New York Times Book Review were children, there ...

The pupils, Finley and Oliver represented their school after it was named regional winner for the East of England in the national Fonetti Summer Read-Aloud Challenge. They received a trophy on behalf ...

Summer vacation — or just summer, period — is a great time to bring back the summer reading list challenges of your childhood. These must-read books for summer 2025 are perfect for new adults ...