Summer Reading Just Got Cooler With #kbcBookBingo2022 !

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Our much awaited #kbcBookBingo is back in a new avtaar! For the uninitiated, every year we like to reward our childoos who read throughout the holidays.

PRESENTING #kbcBookBingoToddler (0-3 years), #kbcBookBingoJr (4-7 years), #kbcBookBingoSr (8 years+).

So how does #kbcBookBingo work?

In the next 30-45 odd days your child needs to:

a) read the listed kind of books (in any order!)

b) then share the list along with a mini review of each book in a few lines here on kidsbookcafe.com

c) click the group photograph of ALL THE BOOKS YOUR CHILD HAS READ – either spread out or as a stack or a combo of the two! And then add the image in the post here. (kindly ensure your image size is LESS THAN 200KB – 1OOKB is ideal)

d) If your child is in between an age group – eg 3 years and 6 months, then please stick to the Toddler (0-3 years) group.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE POST FROM LAST YEAR TO GIVE OUR NEWBIES AN IDEA.

1. For #kbcBookBingoToddler (0-3 years)

Here is Asha’s sample image of the books read according to this #kbcBookBingoToddler template. PLS BE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL 30 BOOKS!

SAMPLE LIST to give you an idea (your list needs to include a mini review of each book as well)

1. An orange colored book – There’s a lion in my cornflakes
2. A Lift-the-flap book – Elephant Wellyphant
3. A Sandra Boynton board book – Moo Baa
4. A book with a vehicle – You can’t take an elephant on the bus
5. An elephant book – Strictly No Elephants
6. A rhyming book (not nursery rhymes) – Don’t you dare brush my hair
7. A Peppa Pig book
8. A book by an Indian author – Number March
9. A Scholastic book – How to dress your dragon
10. A bedtime book – I don’t want to go to bed
11. A dino book – SHE-REX
12. A book with a number in the title – Five Minutes to Bed
13. A book with siblings – Topsy and Tim
14. A rib-tickling book – The Toucan Brothers
15. A non-fiction book – Be a Virus Warrior
16. A book on toddler tantrums – Ravi’s Roar
17. A bath book – Splash!
18. A puppet/ pop-up book
19. A push-pull-slide book – Diego: Take a Pic
20. A sound book – Love Heart
21. A book by Nick Sharratt – Wriggle and Roar
22. “Bestest” read aloud book at home! – Dangerous
23. A book that kept you busy on your own! – Collecting Cats
24. A book by your favorite illustrator – Priya Kuriyan (Ammachi’s Glasses)
25. A book by your favorite author – Richa Jha (The Susu Pals)
26. A new author you were introduced to – Pat Zietlow Miller (Be Kind)
27. A book that was gifted to you – Boogie Bear
28. A book you read in repeat mode – Lulu’s Lunch
29. A book meant for an older child that you enjoyed – Suni Goes to Space
30. A book you tore – Edward (Thomas and Friends)

2. For #kbcBookBingoJr (4-7 years)

Here is Asha’s sample image of the books read according to this #kbcBookBingoJr template. PLS BE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL 30 BOOKS!

1. A green colored book
2. A book with a Penguin character
3. A Tom Percival book
4. A book with siblings
5. A book about school 
6. A rib-tickling book
7. A book by an Indian author
8. An award-winning book
9. A book with a female protagonist 
10. A book that breaks gender stereotypes
11. A Scholastic book
12. A Zayn & Zoey book
13. A non-fiction book/encyclopedia 
14. A mystery/adventure book
15. A book on space/solar system
16. A book on any festival
17. A book about a place in India
18. A book that talks about food
19. A bilingual book
20. An inspiring book
21. A book by your favorite illustrator 
22. A book by your favorite author 
23. A new author you were introduced to
24. A book that helped address an issue
25. A book on potty humor
26. An interactive book with an unconventional format
27. A picture book with more than 40 pages
28. A hook book (by Duckbill)
29. A book on being eco-friendly
30. A book that was gifted to you

Asha’s sample image of the books read according to this #kbcBookBingoJr template. PLS BE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL 20 BOOKS!

1. A book by an Indian author
2. A purple colored book
3. An award-winning book
4. A book with a male protagonist 
5. A mystery/adventure book
6. The first book in a series
7. A graphic novel
8. A Scholastic book
9. A non-fiction book/encyclopedia 
10. A book about school stories
11. A classic
12. A rib-tickling book
13. An inspiring book
14. A sci-fi/fantasy book
15. A book on being eco-friendly
16. A book on any place in the world
17. A biography
18. A book by your favorite author 
19. A new author you were introduced to
20. A book that was gifted to you

#KBCBOOKBINGO2022 DETAILS:

1) Sign up on kidsbookcafe.com

2) Add a post – share your list of 30 books (for Toddlers & Juniors) or 20 books (for Seniors) + mini reviews (your original content only. PLEASE DO NOT COPY THE SYNOPSIS/REVIEWS FROM ANYWHERE – YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED) with the photograph of all the books you read (books to be stacked or spread across). Kindly ensure your image size is LESS THAN 200KB – 1OOKB is ideal. Please try to include uncommon books that you have RECENTLY READ in the last couple of months!

3) Write a unique title – Mention child’s name (eg. Aarini’s list of awesome reads for 15 year olds #kbcBookBingoSr )

4) Use Hashtag #kbcBookBingoToddler/Jr/Sr in the title as well.

5) Be sure to LIKE OUR FB PAGE and follow us on instagram in case you haven’t already! Share some love, people!!

6) Age group for participation: 0-15 years (kids in this age group can participate and parents can post for them on the site) for residents of India only (as shipping abroad is an issue). Parents must be members of our super engaged Facebook Group.

7) #kbcBookBingo2022 ENDS JUNE 15, 2022 (EOD), which means you need to post your entries here on kidsbookcafe.com by then.

Important note:  If the content of any post does not meet the editorial standards of kidsbookcafe.com, the post will not be approved. If the photograph doesn’t include all the 30 books (for Toddlers & Juniors) or 20 books (for Seniors) then that participant will be disqualified. Team Kids Book Café retains the right to publish reader-worthy content and choose winners of the #kbcBookBingo Toddler, Jr & Sr versions. Their decision is final.

THE BEST 50 ORIGINAL READING LISTS WILL WIN A BOOK EACH!

As you know, these reading lists not only are a way of rewarding our kbc childoos, they also help many many other parents who reach out for age appropriate book recommendations. So we urge you to share uncommon, recent reads that make unique lists and not lists of books that everyone already knows about!

Winners who receive books will also have the privilege of posting a review of the book they won on kidsbookcafe.com!

PRIZES & GRATITUDE!

Many thanks to all of our #kbcBookBingo Partners for supporting us in this initiative by providing us their books as prizes for our childoo winners!!

Thank you Scholastic India for generously giving us the following 20 age appropriate books!!!

I Love My Tutu Too!

Wonky Donkey’s Big Surprise

Hug You, Kiss You, Love You

Big Noah, Little Boa

Fox Tails #1: The Great Bunk Bed Battle (An Acorn Book)

MATES – A DOGS TALE

Dragon’s Halloween: An Acorn Book (Dragon #4)

THE RESCUE MISSION (POKEMON LEVELED READER)

Dragon Masters #16: CALL OF THE SOUND DRAGON (A Branches Book)

The Science Of Killer Dinosaurs: The Blood-Curdling Truth about T-Rex and Other Theropods

Kitten Kingdom #1: Tabby’s First Quest

Layla and the Bots #1: Happy Paws (A Branches Book)

ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE #2: THE STOLEN SLIPPER: A BRANCHES BOOK

Tiara Friends #4: The Hunt for Hidden Treasure

Mermicorn Island #1: Search For The Sparkle

Baby-Sitters Club #2: CLAUDIA AND THE PHANTOM PHONE CALLS (Netflix Edition)

Eerie Elementary #9: The Art Show Attacks!: A Branches Book

Bhootbusters Of Himmat Nagar

Ella Diaries #11: Going Green

Diary Of An Ice Princess #4: The Big Freeze

Thank you ever so much Talking Cub (Speaking Tiger Books) for giving us 10 books!!! (2 copies each of the following titles)

Nimmi’s Spectabulous Schooldays by Shabnam Minwalla
Gulgul in Jungalu by Ashok Rajagopalan
Granny’s Tree-Climbing by Ruskin Bond
Little Cub Says Thank You and Little Cub Says Sorry by Suvi Naidoo

Muchas gracias Pickle Yolk Books for giving us 5 of your acclaimed picture books (don’t forget to always use kbc50 while ordering from their website for a kbc exclusive discount) –

The Susu Pals
The Unboy Boy
Vee Loved Garlic
Giggi and Daddy
Love like That

Many many thanks to Zayn and Zoey Books for giving us 5 BOOKS OF THE WINNERS’ CHOICES!!!!! Woohoo!! (don’t forget to always use kbc15 while ordering from their website for a kbc exclusive discount)

Thank you so much dear Vandana Bakshi for giving us 2 copies of our kbc childoo, Kaavya’s debut book, THE WISHING WELL!

ATTENTION AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS!

If you are an author or a publisher and would like to collaborate as a prize/campaign partner for this book bingo or any of our future reading initiatives, please feel free to write to asha@kidsbookcafe.com. We would be delighted to have more partners!

Here’s to Raising Readers Together!

Shout-out to our 14yo Intern-In-Residence (Aarini – The Chief Childoo) for creating & designing the Book Bingos; also for being the in-house photographer!!