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The challenge runs throughout the summer, so there is still plenty of time for children to join in with the fun before it wraps up on 16 September.

Children aged 4-11 can visit their local library to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots and get involved in a Summer Reading Challenge themed around the power of play, sports, games, and physical activity.

Marcus Hart, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Communities at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ¿â County Council said: It’s been a fabulous start to this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. As a parent myself, I can really appreciate the need for children to read for pleasure over the summer holidays, building reading skills and confidence and helping to prevent the ‘dip’ in reading skills while they are out of school. There’s still plenty of time to sign up! Our libraries look forward to helping your children choose their books and talk face-to-face with library staff about their reading achievements! 

By taking part in the challenge, with free materials from a local library and online via the challenge website, children will be encouraged to keep their minds and bodies active over the summer break.

The characters – brought to life by children’s author and illustrator Loretta Schauer – navigate a fictional summer obstacle course and track their reading as they go.

Through activity challenge cards from the Youth Sport Trust, and an exciting, themed book collection, the Summer Reading Challenge aims to keep imaginations moving over the school holiday. By participating in the challenge young people will have the opportunity to explore new reading material, develop skills, and discover new interests.

Children who are taking part in the challenge can receive free materials from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ¿â libraries and online via the .

For information on where to find a local library or to view Summer Reading Challenge activities available visit the Summer Reading Challenge pages of the County Council website.