Enter to Win a Bookstore Gift Certificate!
Image by Krzysztof Kamil from Pixabay
By Candy Wellins
This summer is like none before. Camps canceled, swimming pools closed, and for the first time since World War II, the Summer Olympics have been postponed.
We are all adjusting to the changing times and dealing with disappointment. As debut picture book creators, we were looking forward to a summer of book launches, library visits, and story times. But if living through the year of COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s how to be resourceful and make the best of a bad situation.
We created the Summer Reading Olympics as a way to celebrate the spirit of the Olympics and to keep kids active and having fun this summer.
Mentor texts for the Soaring ‘20s Reading Olympics
We’ve created nine Olympic-inspired activities to challenge young readers this summer. Each event is tied to an actual Summer Olympic sport as well as one of our books. Reading the books that inspired each activity is encouraged, but not required. (Plus, some of them aren’t released yet. ;)
Click to download a printable PDF.
We’ve designed an activity log to help you track your completed events.
Click to download a printable PDF.
To enter:
Post photos of your fun under the hashtag #soaring20sOlympics. Be sure to tag @soaring20spb on Twitter or Instagram.
The prize:
On August 21, we’ll choose one post at random and award a $30 gift certificate to Books and Crannies, a Black-owned bookshop in Martinsville, Virginia.
Have fun, readers, and go for the gold!