Another chapter for the Premier’s challenge

“I encourage children and students to pick up a book and be transported into wild new worlds, learn exciting new things and to feel inspired by their own imaginations,” Ms Symes said.

The challenge supports students and families to get behind the initiative that promotes the importance of reading for children and students from early childhood to Year 10, while encouraging families to be more involved with supporting reading at home.

This year’s theme is ‘wild about reading’ with the accompanying artwork designed by Kate Isobel Scott, a talented Victorian-based illustrator known for her colourful, quirky and endearing hand-made characters.

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge encourages students to read a set number of books over the year depending on their challenge level, with their reading efforts recorded online. Picture books, short stories, poems or non-fiction books in any language can be part of the challenge.

Children who have not yet started school are challenged to experience 40 books with the help of their families as part of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years.

Most of the books are from challenge book lists while the remainder can be of the reader’s choosing.

For more information, visit vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge