Summer Stars illustration 2021

Summer Stars

Summer Stars is the free national reading programme for children that takes place in all public libraries and online each summer. It runs from 14th June - 31st August 2021.  

Opening line of story competition
Short Story Competition 2021

This competition is now closed for entries but check back here for the winning stories in the coming weeks!
Summer Stars
More About Summer Stars

Find out more about Summer Stars 2021
Laughing children with books
Children's Book Reviews

View book reviews from children around the country and add your own!
Image from Summer Stars colouring page
Printable Activities

Fun printable activities and colouring pages for Summer Stars
A man with a young girl and boy looking at a book
Recommended Reads for Children

Find recommended reads for children, in lists made by public librarians
A group of children, some with their hands raised, sit in front of a woman who is holding a book
Summer Reading Tips

Ideas of how to help children to enjoy reading during the summer

View book reviews from children around the country and add your own!

CHILDRENS BOOK REVIEWS
View stories read by authors and librarians here!
You can still view all of the Spring into Storytime stories here too!
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