Summer Reading Programs for Kids 2025: Book It, Barnes & Noble, and More

Help encourage your kids to read this summer with the following free programs that offer some small incentives if they complete a reading goal and/or challenge:

• Book It! Summer (Free Personal Pizza) – “Use the BOOK IT!® Mobile App to set goals, track progress, and redeem rewards. During the summer months of June, July, and August, any child that meets their parent-set reading goals can earn a free Pizza Hut® single topping Personal Pan Pizza®* from participating locations.”
• Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program (Free Book) – “Participation is a fun and easy way for kids to earn free books. They simply read a designated number of books – library books, books borrowed from friends or books bought at Barnes & Noble – write about their favorite part in our Reading Journal, and bring a completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Children then choose their free book from the books listed on the Reading Journal and collect their free book from a store near them during July and August.”
• Half Price Books Summer Reading Camp ($5 off) – “During the months of July and August campers can visit their local HPB with their completed reading logs to receive $5 Bookworm Bucks which are good for $5 off anything in store.” Need to live near a physical Half Price Books location.
• Books A Million Summer Reading Adventure (Free Dog Man Backpack) – “Choose any four books from the summer reading adventure feature in-store or online. Write about the books you’ve read in your summer reading adventure logbook. Show your completed logbook to a store associate to receive your free backpack.”
• Chuck E Cheese Reading Rewards (Free Play Points) – “Valid at participating locations. Limit 1 certificate per child, per day. Certificate must be presented at time of checkout. Redeem this certificate and get 10 FREE Play Points with any food purchase.”

Of course, check out your local library as well. We just completed our first summer library haul this week, me included! Last summer, the kids scored a couple of free pizzas and a free book each from Barnes & Noble, and I felt it was a fun and worthwhile activity.