
With everything children and teens have had to deal with since COVID emerged, anxiety and depression among youth are growing concerns. They need a sense of freedom of imagination-and books are great for that.” “Students today are under a lot of stress.

“Summer is the perfect opportunity to be unrestricted, to read for the sheer enjoyment of a story,” says Victoria Stapleton, executive director of school and library marketing for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Most important, it’s a time when kids can read just for fun. It reinforces the idea that learning doesn’t end when school is out of session. It supports children’s social-emotional development.


Summer reading is critical for so many reasons: It helps prevent learning loss while students are off for the summer.
