Challenge Check-In #1

Welcome to the Summer Reading Challenge check-in!

We're super excited that it's Summer Reading Challenge season, and so are our favourite authors!
Chris Riddell (author of the awesome Ottoline series and illustrator of lots of amazing sto… read more

19 July 2016

The BFG

Human Beans of the Big Friendly Read, grab a glass of frobscottle and feast your eyes on this!

Presenting a treat of GIANT proportions…
it's The BFG film!

We don't need to tell you how much we love Roald Dahl's books, and The BFG is a particul… read more

8 July 2016

Free entry to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Did you know that every child taking part in The Big Friendly Read can visit the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre for free this summer?!

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is in Great Missenden, the Buckinghamshire village where Roald Dahl … read more

27 June 2016

Website Wisdom

Whether this is your first visit to the Summer Reading Challenge site or your 500th, here are some tips for having fun and staying safe!

 

On the Summer Reading Challenge website you can find book recommendations, add your recent reads … read more

27 June 2016

The Summer Reading Challenge has arrived in Scotland!

The Big Friendly Read, Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland officially launched in Scottish libraries on Saturday 25 June!

If you're in Scotland you can now sign up to take part in the Challenge – just visit your local library to get sta… read more

25 June 2016

Celebrating National Reading Group Day

Saturday 18 June is National Reading Group Day!

Joining a reading group or a book club at your school or local library is a brilliant way to discover new books, take part in fun activities and make new friends – you might even get to meet your fa… read more

14 June 2016