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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. Week Three: Tigers  - Our furrocious guest shares reading recommendations and other tiger-iffic ideas for summer fun. Week Four: Puffins  - Puffin stops by to share some ideas on how to make a splash this summer. Week Five: Monkeys  - Monkey swings by with some ideas for groovy summer story times. Week Si...

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