05/18/2026
📚☀️ SUMMER READING FREEBIES FOR KIDS 2026 ☀️📚
Keep kids reading all summer while earning FREE books, food, prizes & more!
• Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program
Read 8 books → earn a FREE book (Grades 1–6).
• Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Summer of Stories
Meet monthly reading goals → earn FREE Personal Pan Pizzas all summer.
• Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards
Read daily for 2 weeks → earn FREE play points.
• Panda Express Read With Me Program
Read 5 books → earn a FREE kids meal (participating locations).
• Nothing Bundt Cakes Reading Program
Participating locations offer FREE Bundtlets for completed reading logs.
• Half Price Books Summer Reading Camp
Kids can earn Bookworm Bucks and reading rewards.
• Books-A-Million Summer Reading Adventure
Complete the reading journal → earn a FREE Dog Man backpack.
• Scholastic Summer Reading Program
Free online reading challenges, virtual rewards & activities.
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
FREE monthly books mailed to children under 5 in participating communities.
• Mensa for Kids Reading Program
Complete reading lists → earn certificates and T-shirts.
• Local Libraries 📖
Most public libraries offer FREE summer reading programs with prizes, performances, coupons, raffles, free books, and activities for kids AND teens.
✨ Bonus tip: Many local bookstores, churches, community centers, and museums also run summer reading reward programs, so check your local area too!
Summer reading challenge from Second Lady Usha Vance: https://www.whitehouse.gov/read/?utm_source=wh_social_share_button
