When they've been reading all year at school, it's not surprising kids want to run around frantically outside and have some fun when summer finally arrives. But the long holidays are also an ideal time to build on good reading habits, and foster a real life-long love of books away from the dreaded classroom...

Our summer reading selection this year has been "such fun to put together" says our Lovereading4kids 'expert voice' Julia Eccleshare.  We're sure children of all ages will have a great deal of fun reading every one of them.  Some are from well-known and well-loved children's authors, others are from exciting new authors. They are all fantastic reads.

There’s something to appeal to all.  From baby to teenager you’ll find books broken down by age on this page and on other pages on the site, why not take a look at books for reluctant readers, dyslexia friendly books, non-fiction in Fascinating Facts and we've even put a list together of books that we think are Great for Boys because so many of you have asked us to. If you're looking for something for babies and toddlers then also check out the wonderful Picture Book Parade and for some all time classics of the last 70 years go to the Puffin page and if you want some guidance on things to make and do during the summer then our Out and About genre is not to be missed.  Finally, if you really can't persuade your kids to read during the summer then why not try them with the FLIPS on Nintendo DS, they've been hugely popular in getting kids reading without kids really realising!

So before you pack your suitcases or stuff the family car, remember that physical books can be taken anywhere in the world, they don't need batteries, and they don't mind the odd dropped blob of ice cream... perfect.