Young people in North Tyneside have been challenged to pick up a book this summer.
Organised in partnership with The Reading Agency, the Summer Reading Challenge rewards children aged 4-11 for reading 6 books over the summer holidays.
This year’s theme is Animal Agents, based on a detective agency staffed by all kinds of clever animals – furry, scaly and slippery – who are out to crack a case at the library with a little help from their friends.
Tony Ross, the UK’s best-selling children’s illustrator (creator of the Little Princess books, illustrator of the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon, and of books by David Walliams and Claire Balding), has created this year’s exclusive artwork.
Youngsters taking part will be given their own Animal Agents collectors’ folder to keep a record of their Summer Reading Challenge journey.
As they read their books, each child will collect stickers which will help them crack the clues and help the Animal Agents find out what's really been going on behind the scenes.
Children can sign up for free at any North Tyneside library from Saturday, July 15. All children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge will be presented with a certificate and medal at a ceremony in their local library.
For more information on the challenge, call into any North Tyneside library or visit www.animal-agents.org.uk.
The Reading Agency is a national charity organisation that aims to encourage more people to read by offering programmes to support and keep people reading through innovative reading activities developed with libraries, publishers, authors and other partners.
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