Sign up for the 2025 Summer Challenge: Wild Summer

  This year's Read, Discuss, Do Summer Challenge: WILD SUMMER officially kicks off on June 2 and goes until August 11! This is a free reading challenge that pairs books with summer fun! Find all the information you need plus a bonus book list in this post , or sign up via this form . Also, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you don't miss any of the weekly emails.  Week One: Bears  - Our special guest Bear shares some of his beary favorite books and activity ideas to help you have a beary great bookish (and bearish) summer. Week Two: Elephants - Our big guest shares some of her favorite books and ideas to help you make a big splash this summer.

Summer Challenge Week One: ICE CREAM!


We are kicking off the Summer Challenge with an ice cream party. Your challenge? To read and discuss books about ice cream or other frozen treats, then have some festive frozen fun! 

Remember to share about your experience on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #RDDSummerChallenge. We'd love to know what books you're reading and the fun you're sharing together. 

Recommended titles

Scoop the Ice Cream Truck (Sky Pony, 2018) written and illustrated by Patricia Keeler

Should I Share my Ice Cream? An Elephant and Piggie Book (Hyperion Books for Children, 2011) written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Wemberly’s Iceream Star (Greenwillow Books, 2003) written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes

Enjoy! 

Comments

Mindy Baker said…
This is one challenge I might have to do multiple times!! Yummy!
Rebecca Gomez said…
Once for every day of the week?