Get Kids Reading

Reading sparks children’s curiosity and imagination, allowing them to envision a world without limits. A lifelong love of reading needs to be nurtured from an early age. If you are a parent who is looking for fun and exciting ways to encourage your kids to read, you’ve found the right place. Bookmark this page for your budding bookworms and learn easy ways to teach them a love of literacy.

We asked #YMCCommunity Members and their children to review the ç award-winning books. Here's what they thought...
Encourage Your Kids To Read
Boy Soup is a rhyming story that will captivate both girls and boys and inspire a love of reading.

Looking for a book that will inspire your kids to read? These captivating stories will capture their hearts.
From toddlers to teens: Here are three ways you can customize this free summer reading program for your whole family.

If you're serious about raising a reader, here are my top five suggestions to keep them reading through the years.
Eight "outside the book" strategies to turn your reluctant reader into a bookworm.
You don't need to pull out every trick in the book to make story time more fun. These ten tips will have your kids wanting to read from cover to cover.
How to Develop Your Child's Love for Reading
Four ways to help your little ones sit through story time and foster a love of reading.
by: Manyaa D
In honour of Family Literacy Day, a national awareness initiative held annually, here are some of our tips for encouraging your child to read.
Literacy Is So Important
We asked Canadian blogger and YMC Member, Amanda Watters, to sign her kids up for the TD Summer Reading Club and share their experience. Read Amanda’s story...
by: Amanda W
How To Keep Kids Reading All Summer Long
We asked Canadian blogger and YMC Member, Angie Pitre, to sign her kids up for the TD Summer Reading Club and share their experience. Read Angie’s story...
Encourage Your Kids to Read This Summer
Join this fun reading club for prizes, quizzes, contests, and crafts and use these tips to inspire your kids to read through the summer months.
summer reading club books
Brilliant books and superb stories that will encourage your kids to read no matter what their age or stage.
How I Keep My Kids Reading Throughout the Summer
We asked Canadian blogger and YMC Member, Kim Logan, to sign her kids up for the TD Summer Reading Club and share their experience. Read Kim’s story...
by: Kim Logan
A Passport to Summer Reading Fun
We asked blogger and YMC Member, Rebecca Cuneo Keenen, to sign her kids up for the TD Summer Reading Club and share their experience. Read Rebecca’s story...