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2022 Reading Challenge for Kids

12 book recommendations to expand your child's library

By Sarah Hauge, Publisher, Macaroni Kid, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Centennial December 21, 2021

Are you bored with your child's bedtime story routine? Have the repetitive themes and characters become uninspiring? It's time for a library overhaul! There's no doubt that reading is important, but keeping kids (and their parents) motivated to read each and every day can often be an uphill battle. Macaroni KID can help with this simple reading challenge.

Read a book...

  • with a snowflake on the cover
  • with a red spine
  • with as many pages as your age x 10
  • that has a movie/show with the same characters
  • recommended by your best friend
  • released in 2022
  • with a Caldecott Medal
  • with an author who shares your first name
  • with a question mark in the title
  • set on an island
  • set in a different decade
  • set in the fall

Get your free printable reading challenge checklist bookmarks!

Macaroni KID tip: Print these bookmarks on heavy cardstock paper and cut along the black lines.

Head to your local library and make it an adventure to find some new books that fit our "2022 Reading Challenge for Kids" themes. Once you've completed the challenge, celebrate your success and then come up with your own reading challenge to try it all again!