FYI, Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library

Take Part in the Roald Dahl Reading Dahlathon! Penguin Young Readers is sponsoring the first-ever Roald Dahl Reading Dahlathon. Kids ages 7 – 13 nationwide will read 3 Roald Dahl books from September through December

< span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>September is Roald Dahl Month. What better way to celebrate the birthday month of the world's greatest storyteller than to participate in a Roald Dahl Reading Dahlathon?

What is it?

• A reading challenge that kicks off in September for Roald Dahl Month!

How can kids participate?

• Kids track their reading progress in the Official Reading Journal from September through December.
• When they've read three Roald Dahl books, they have a parent, teacher, librarian, or guardian sign their entry coupon in the Official Reading Journal and mail in the signed coupon to receive Dahlicious prizes!

Here's how you can get involved:

• Click here for the official Dahlathon website, where you can get more information about the program and download materials such as the Roald Dahl Reading Dahlathon Official Reading Journal, which includes the official entry form; a Roald Dahl Month Celebration Calendar with a new idea for each day of the month; and Reproducible Activity Sheets for use in the classroom or at home.
• Email ...@us.penguingroup.com?subject=Dahl%20Reading%20Journal%20Giveaway">scho...@us.penguingroup.com with "Dahl Reading Journal Giveaway" as the subject line for a bundle of 20 Official Reading Journals, while supplies last.

For a complete list of the books by Roald Dahl, click here.