2025 Summer Reading Challenge
June 1st - August 31, 2025
This summer, spark curiosity and spiritual growth with our printable Summer Reading Challenge Kit. We've packed this kit with fun reading activities for kids of all ages. And as an added bonus, every child who participates in the Summer Reading Challenge will receive a FREE Sonlight Book Light and a chance to win a coupon for $50 off any Sonlight purchase.
Click on the pink banner at the bottom of the page where is says "Take the Challenge!" to get your FREE Kit.
The Summer Reading Kit includes a wide rage of free resources.
Pick and choose the activities that most interest your family!
- NEW - The "Follow the Trail, Grow in Faith" Reading Trail Map will turn summer reading into a meaningful journey your child will love! For each book your child reads, they will advance through the trail map leading to the beautiful Northern Lights.
- NEW - Six Devotionals with a Bible verse, reflection and application.
- NEW - A Trailblazer Certificate to mark your child's amazing summer journey to the Northern Lights.
- Punch cards, genre charts, and reading logs - Track your progress whatever ways your kids love best.
- Reading Bingo - Add variety to your summer reading and see who can fill out the Bingo card first.
- Book vs. Movie - Center family movie nights around the books you’re enjoying with discussion questions and a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast a movie with the book it's based on.
- Templates for bookmarks and bookplates - Shower love on the books in your home library with these papercrafts.
- Book Bracket and Book Awards - Get your kids talking about books by choosing the best of the best with these printables and directions and SO much more!
BONUS: Sonlight Bookshelf Tracker
Ideal for older students, parents, or an alternative for younger students.
It's totally up to you! Read aloud as a family or let your child read independently—just mark off each book as it's finished. Whether you track by pages, minutes, or chapters, every day of reading adds a new book to the shelf!
- Color in each book or write the title as you read.
- Print more pages as needed.
- Hang your chart on the wall to watch your bookshelf "grow"!
At the end of summer, snap a photo of your stack and share it with us using #SonlightReadingChallenge or #SonlightStack.
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE FOR MOMS TOO!
We are also inviting moms to join the summer reading fun!
Just like the kids, moms can read books and track their progress. And just like the kids, moms who particpate get a free Sonlight Book Light and a chance to win a $50 coupon that can be used toward any Sonlight purchase!
What could be more motivating for your kiddos than to have YOU reading right along with them?
Just download the Book Trackers and get reading! Print the one you like...it's your choice!
BONUS: Get a free Sonlight Book Light and a chance to win $50!
Everyone who participates is a winner!
Every child who participates in the Summer Reading Challenge will receive a free Sonlight Book Light and a chance to win a coupon for $50 off any Sonlight purchase.*
Joining the challenge is easy!
- PRINT. Choose one of the trackers in the Summer Reading Challenge Kit. There are several different designs to choose from!
- TRACK. Use one of the trackers to keep a record of all the books your child reads this summer!
- ENTER. Take a photo of your child's completed Reading Adventure Trail map or Book Tracker and email the photo to submissions@sonlight.com by August 31, 2025 for your Sonlight Book Light and a chance to win $50!
Download your Summer Reading Challenge Kit for complete instructions.
Ready. Set. READ!
Need help choosing great books?
We want children to read good books. There’s no need to settle for the fluff in today's best-selling children's books though—you can provide your children with thoughtful, age-appropriate literature that’s both edifying and fun! And we've done the work for you!
With Sonlight Summer Readers, you'll find age-appropriate books for elementary, middle, and high school students, for both boys and girls. Purchase these carefully vetted Summer Readers to enjoy yourself now or save for your children to grow into later. Shop Summer Readers. Be sure to check out our Ultimate Summer Reading list of more than 250 titles recommended by Sonlight families too!
For more Reading fun or inspiration, check out our
Sonlight's Summer Adventure Email Series
This summer, spark your child's curiosity and creativity with Sonlight's Summer Adventure Series—a free, 39-day journey packed with delightful read-alouds, hands-on projects, engaging podcasts, themed celebration days, and more. Sign up once, and we'll deliver new ideas every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting June 2nd through the end of August. Click on the image below for more information or to sign up.
Download your Summer Reading Challenge Kit any time of the year!
When you combine these printables and suggested activities with great books, suddenly reading isn’t a chore or an assignment. It’s a pleasure to savor and a vehicle for cherished family memories.