After an incredibly challenging school year,  keeping kids reading over the summer has never been more important.  The gold standard in "edutainment," National Geographic Kids Books is serving up 3 amazing fiction series and 3 eye-popping nonfiction books that check all the boxes as summer reading "slam dunks" -- browsable, bright formats, high-interest topics and fun content.   On a plane, in a car, under the covers or inside on a rainy day -- these summer reads are perfect for reluctant readers and book lovers alike.

My kids LOVE National Geographic Kids books, and look forward to learning new things while having fun every time they pick one up. Whether it's a fact book, an Almanac, or even story books packed with educational tidbits, National Geographic Kids is our go-to for summer "Edutainment". 

I'd love to share some of our favorite offerings of the summer, and give you a chance to WIN a great National Geographic Kids Book Bundle as well! Keep reading to learn more! 

During the summer, we are often on the go. Whether it's trips to our favorite hiking spots, rendezvous in Cleveland, or adventures at Cedar Point, or other places along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie, we have always got things to do and places to go. Summer is my favorite season, so I always try and make the most of it before Ohio enters its annual Deep Freeze that feels like it lasts most of the year. Summer is my time to shine! 

Anyway, recently we headed to Cedar Point Shores Waterpark, formerly known as Soak City. This very thrilling park is on site at Cedar Point, which is great. We can enjoy the waterpark in the morning, and then head over to the main park to ride some coasters. It's the kids' favorite place on the planet, and we spend a ton of time here in the summer months. 

Lights, Camera, Action!
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you singing and dancing in your seat with the release of A Cinderella Story: Starstuck, on Digital beginning June 29th , and on DVD on July 13th.

The all-new musical film set in Dreary, Idaho stars Bailee Madison (A Week Away) as
our modern-day heroine Finley Tremain and Michael Evans Behling (All American) as her charming romantic interest, Jackson Stone. Other featured actors include April Telek (Chris Watts: Confession of a Killer) as the cruel stepmother, Valerian, and step-siblings Saffron and Kale, played respectively by Lillian Doucet-Roche (A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish) and Richard Harmon (The 100).

Finley Tremaine, a small-town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an
aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is
determined to land a role in the production and capture the attention of handsome lead actor Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy “Huck,” Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings?

This is the sixth installment in the A Cinderella Story movie series. Other titles include A Cinderella Story (Hilary Duff), Another Cinderella Story (Selena Gomez), A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (Lucy Hale) A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (Sofia Carson), and A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (Laura Marano). Michelle Johnston (Nickelodeon’s Blurt) returns as writer and director of A Cinderella Story: Starstruck, after writing A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish and directing the last 2 installments of the franchise. The veteran filmmaker also choreographed the first four films and served as a producer on the past three. Dylan Sellers of Limelight (Palm Springs, The Starling, The Giver, St. Vincent), keeper of the A Cinderella Story franchise, is back for his sixth turn as producer. Trygge Toven (Captain Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War, Trolls) and Toko Nagata (Shaft, The Predator, Pitch Perfect 3) are the music supervisors. Production services were provided by Front Street Pictures Inc.

Check out a never seen before sneak peek below :