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The 2026 Summer Reading Challenge - Read to the Beat - finished on Saturday 5th September.
Thank you to everyone that took part.
We hope you had as good a time as we did - see you next year!
 


The Summer Reading Challenge is an annual challenge delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with public libraries and powered by Universal Music UK. This year the challenge invites children to embark on a free, imaginative reading adventure uniting the magic of stories with the power of music!

Mouse reading a book Bird flying with a book Girl listening to music on headphones

Find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge 2026 in your library by following the links below.





Illustrations © Harry Woodgate 2026. Read to the Beat © The Reading Agency 2026.

Summer Reading Challenge children's website - summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Page last updated: 8th September 2026