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The 100 Books Challenge: a free chart for kids
Read 100 books and colour in a square for each one, on a 10 by 10 chart. It has no end date: some children finish in a winter, some in a school year.
The rules
100 books to the finish line, whatever the reader's age.
What counts. Every book read or read to you counts, and a favourite read again on another day counts again: that is how young readers grow. A chapter book counts once, when it is finished.
The finish. Square 100 fills the chart and earns the certificate.
Who it is for. Best for 4 to 8, when books are short and re-reading is the point; older readers can do it over a year.
How the tracker works
- Pick your animal. Brothers and sisters each pick their own, up to six on one device, and nobody types a name.
- Tap Log a book and tap the book: a Peabody story at your level, a book from one of Peabody's kids' lists, a book from a series, or, with a grown-up, a book from somewhere else.
- Watch the picture fill. Read on more than one day in a row and the dots show your streak.
- Print the chart or your log at any time. The certificate lights up at the finish line, and only there.
Everything is kept on this device. Nothing a child logs is sent anywhere: Peabody counts that a book was logged in this challenge, and nothing about the book or the reader. Just want paper? The 100 books chart prints on its own.
More challenges
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- January1 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2027Starts in 50 days
- Reading 20271 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027Starts in 50 days
- Summer1 Jun 2027 – 31 Aug 2027Starts in 201 days
- Book BingoAny time, no end date
- Series ChallengeAny time, no end date
- Read-Aloud 20Any time, no end date
- A Thousand Read-AloudsAny time, no end date
Running this with a class or a club? Print the class wall chart (thirty readers, ten squares each) for the classroom version; the leaders' page has the sign-up sheet and the class log. Need a book? What should I read next asks three questions.