1000 Books Reading Challenge (Badge Book)

Reading aloud to children boosts their vocabulary, grades, social skills, and well-being. Now, families worldwide have joined the movement to read 1000 books in the years before school. This reading log, created by the former head of K-12 Education at Google and her husband―Washington DC's Teacher of the Year―comes with everything you need to make reading aloud an easy part of your daily routine: 100+ kid-friendly stickers for tracking progressFree app that saves a visual library of all the books you read togetherGuided activities like “Cooking with Storybooks” and “How to Host a Reading Party”Genre and Game suggestions from “Real-Life Heroes” to “Role-Playing with Characters”A full list of 1000 quality titles, sorted by age and interestWhether you read 200 or 2000 books, your child will treasure those minutes together. Cuddling close while reading aloud builds a powerful emotional bond, all while inspiring imagination and creative thinking. Plant a love of reading and watch it bloom!Reading is to the brain as exercise is to the body―and independent reading volume is the #1 predictor of reading achievement in elementary students. Badge Books motivate kids and families to read for fun, and reward their progress. An in-hand companion to the Beanstack mobile app used by 2 million readers, each title is a reading log and sticker book, plus themed challenges, activities, and recommended titles. Badge Books have helped more than 100,000 families build a lifetime love of reading. Each Badge Book connects kids to a set of realistic reading goals, then rewards their efforts with over 100 themed stickers and digital badges. The books work hand-in-hand with the free Beanstack Mobile App available on Android and iOS. Simply swipe your phone over any book cover to the book and get credit for every minute your child reads. How It Works:Fun activity pages get kids to dive deeper into favorite readsEasy guides on where to place badges and mark progressSpiral binding allows the book to lay flatAs kids hit their reading goals, they get rewarded with stickers and activities in the Badge BookUse the app in conjunction with the books for easy tracking - switch between all your kids with a tap or log for multiple kids at onceCover art, titles, and authors load automatically when you scan books with the appNew reading challenges and learning activities added to the app regularlyWith theme kids love―from science, space, music, mystery, heroes, and more―there's a Badge Book for every interest. Read more