Big news: we're taking our annual Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge program on the open road with the first-ever Summer Reading Road Trip! From now through July 31st, 2 RVs will travel a combined 10,000 miles across the country, bringing pop-up reading festivals to 25+ cities. The reading festivals will include the following for kids and families:
- Author visits and book signings
- An activity tent offering several reading activities and crafts
- Giveaway tables and a prize wheel
- Animated “gif” photo stations featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog® and Slappy from Goosebumps®
- “Instaframe” picture stations for kids to show-off their “reading muscles”
- Costumed characters including: Clifford the Big Red Dog®
- Interviews and press opportunities with authors, illustrators and Scholastic representatives are available to local media.
Here's the list of major cities and nearby towns the RVs will visit throughout the summer*.
- May 5 – Boulder, CO
- May 7 – Denver, CO and Port Washington, NY
- May 11 – Salt Lake City, UT
- May 13 – Naperville, IL
- May 15 – Seattle, WA
- May 21 – Seattle, WA
- May 17 – Lexington, KY and Crestview, KY
- May 21 – Cincinnati, OH
- June 18 – Miami, FL
- June 20 – Vero Beach, FL
- June 26 – San Jose, CA
- June 28 – Los Angeles, CA
- July 3 – Plainville, MA
- July 5 – Falmouth, MA
- July 7 – Exeter, NH
- July 10 – Austin, TX and Shelburne, VT
- July 12 – Dallas, TX
- July 13 – Saratoga Springs, NY
- July 15 – Madison, CT
- July 16 – Harleysville, PA
- July 19 – Doylestown, PA
- July 20 – Montclair, NJ
- July 23 – Decatur, GA
*Dates and locations for the Summer Reading Road Trip are subject to change. See the full schedule by region and find an event near you here.
For updates and pictures from the road, follow us on social media at #SummerReading!
