Friday, June 8, 2018

SUMMER READING CLUB!!

Passport to Wonder: Where Words Make Worlds

Kick off your summer with a bang!  

Saturday, June 16 from 9 am to 1 pm is the official start to the House of James 2018 Summer Reading Club. Fun family entertainment, free BBQ, coloring contest, hourly draws…. PARENTS! No need for breakfast.. muffins & a coffee are only $2 from 9 am -10 am.. 1 hour only!


This summer, kids from age 2-17 can participate by reading (or being read to) anything from picture books to graphic novels to CS Lewis or Jane Austen! 

Come in and pick up your “Passport to Wonder” reading tracker. Every 15 picture books for the younger ones, and for every 15 chapters read by the older kids, gets you a page stamp. Each stamp gets you an entry into the grand prize draw (for a bike or even a family pass to Cultus Lake Waterpark) AND a choice between a “House of James Buck” or a smaller prize from the prize bin. 
  • Grand Prize 
  • Weekly contests
  • Weekly meet ups
  • Short story contest
  • Book response contest (anything.. song, poster, written or video review, alternative endings, etc.. you name it. Submit your responses to your reading for extra entries to the draw, and a chance to win at the end of the summer in your age category)

Age categories:
2-5 years (Read to me)
Grade K-5 (Emerging readers)
Grade 6-11

Come in to the store for more information! We’ve got lots to talk about! 

See you at the kick off, Saturday June 16 from 9 am to 1 pm!