Kids invited to read and play mini detectives in South London summer book challenge

Parents looking for inspiration to keep their kids occupied in the school summer holidays have help at hand in the form of a reading challenge being promoted in libraries in Bromley, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

This year’s theme is ‘Marvellous Makers’. Children are invited to sign up for free at their local library and pledge to read at least six books, collecting stickers for those they complete.

The stickers provide clues to a mystery for readers to solve. Marvellous Makers Amelia, Charlie, Kai, Maya, Riley, Laila and Yasmin – plus Bob the dog – are all members of a creative club at their local library. They’ve been busy making things for a festival but some of the items are missing from their creative toolbox! Tails (a cheeky squirrel) has been seen at the club – has he taken them?

The Summer Reading Challenge is initiated by charity the Reading Agency to encourage a love of reading in young people. Research suggests that reading for pleasure is more important to a child’s future academic success than their parents’ income or level of education.

Sally Adcock, partnership manager for Bromley Libraries, said: “We’re excited to be participating once again in the Summer Reading Challenge. This year’s theme is a lot of fun and it’s a fantastic way of getting junior sleuths into libraries and discovering the joys of a good book.”

Libraries in Bromley, Greenwich and Wandsworth are run by charitable social enterprise GLL under the Better brand.  To find out more about their Summer Reading Challenge, please visit:
https://www.better.org.uk/library/events-and-activities/summer-reading-challenge

Picture top: GLL