Happy June!

Have you tried to gamify your reading before?

Yesterday, my twenty-year-old daughter explained to me that she and her best friend love playing a bookstore game. They look for the weirdest manga book titles.

Here are some examples:
​Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For!

Fun, right?

You can do this, too! Think about what fun bookish games you could play with your readers. Maybe at the library they could search for the shortest titles, books with green spines, that sort of thing?

Or what about trying book spine poetry? It's where you stack up books to make a poem when you look at the spines from top to bottom.

Playing with books can make reading (and choosing books) extra fun!

Summer-Themed Books (Ages 2 - 12)

For those in the northern hemisphere, summer means warm weather, swimming, gardening, camping, and more. Check out these picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books about summer!​

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New Nonfiction Books (Ages 3 - 12)

I’m thrilled to tell you that the most recent batch of nonfiction children’s books is AMAZING! See for yourself.​

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Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt (Ages 6 - 12)

I’ve made this nonfiction scavenger hunt to help entice your kids back into nonfiction. (If they’re not currently reading it already.)

Here's a different one -- a nonfiction text features scavenger hunt. ​

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Chapter & Middle Grade Books Set at Summer Camp (Ages 9 - 12)

These chapter books and middle grade books for ages 6 to 12 readers are good reading choices for seasoned campers, first-timers, or kids wondering about sleepaway camp.

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Edge-of-Your-Seat Survival Books (Ages 7 - 12)

Fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat, kids-surviving-insurmountable-odds survival stories = exciting summer reads!

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New Early Readers & Chapter Books (Ages 6 - 9)

​Find nine new early reader and chapter book titles as well as many not-to-be-missed sequels, including books in the the Pumpkin & Beetle, Orris and Timble, Lone Wolf and Sky & Ty series!

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DIY Summer Obstacle Course (Ages 3 - 12)

My husband loved making obstacle courses for our kids in our backyard. And they loved them! Here are ideas for movements and supplies.​

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If you missed it, here are all the SUMMER READING LISTS!​

Have a wonderful book-filled day.

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Love,

Melissa
melissa@imaginationsoup.net
​Imagination Soup​

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