Explore a whole world in Reading for Fun
Want to spark a passion for reading? Embark on an exciting reading adventure where you design your own lovable monster and dive into a magical world full of quirky characters, fun quests, and endless stories!
Explore a cosy village with your trusty guide, Coco, and use your reading powers to help the villagers — bake cakes, solve mysteries and read to them in the library. And watch out for the book-eating Goblin… You can even uncover hidden treasures by reading maps while building your own book collection.
After a day full of reading adventures, return to your warm and cosy home, where you can fill your own bookcase with the books that YOU choose as rewards for doing jobs. Settle in for a bedtime story and get ready to wake up for your next magical reading adventure…
Reading for Fun News
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You’ve got mail – Your monster now receives mail in the mornings.
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New feature – Detective Mode – investigate and solve mysteries for the villagers.
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New feature – We’ve added an adventure book to show you where you are in your journey and what exciting things still await…
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New feature – Villagers can now comment on the book you're reading.
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New challenge – These cheeky little weebs are hidden around the world – seek them out for a reward…
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New book – We’ve just added ‘Immi’, a beautiful tale about hope and friendship across continents.
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New feature – Get aboard the new boat from the pier to explore the desert islands in a whole new map.
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New book – We’ve added ‘Astro Girl’ for you to earn for your bookshelf. This delightful story brings space travel up close…
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New feature – Join the scarecrow in this new dream world to explore while your monster sleeps.
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New feature – Quest to collect gold rings to discover the frog’s secrets…
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New Chapter – We’ve added Chapter four, which is themed around the Astro Girl book and space.
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New Update – Get cosy and read around the campfire with the villagers.
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New book – Football Quiz book added.
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New challenge – Football tournament – compete with friends and foes for the King Peter Cup.
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New feature – King Peter sends you a badge book with 60 badges to collect for helping out around the world.
Dive into a Magical Reading Adventure…
Become the Village Hero
There are so many fun activities on offer in the village, where you can earn badges for your sticker book, and book rewards for completing exciting tasks.
Be a Detective – Chat with villagers, read clues and piece together the puzzle to solve mysteries.
Help Postbot – Deliver parcels to the villagers for the friendly neighbourhood postal robot.
Ready, set, Bake! – Follow recipes to bake delicious treats for friends.
Ring collector – Collect magical rings and uncover the frogs’ hidden secrets.
Problem Solver – Help the ducks settle their squabbles or outsmart that pesky, troublemaking wolf!
Librarian Helper – Deliver books to villagers for Goldspear, the wise librarian.
With so much to do, there’s always a new challenge waiting for you around every corner.
Join the fans of Reading for Fun
“This is great for my son who has mastered the Teach Your Monster to Read skills. He loves to test his skills, and get all the rewards that he can.”
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USA Parent
“My son loves this and uses it everyday! Very easy to use and worth it”
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USA Parent
“I use this game as part of our homeschool curriculum and my kids enjoy playing it. Even if the kid just guesses and doesn’t “read” the game still reads the answers and they learn through exposure. As a former preschool teacher I would recommend this game.”
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USA Home School Parent
A world built by literacy experts
Reading for Fun was built using the expertise and knowledge from our literacy experts, Angela Colvert and Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturers at the University of Roehampton. As with Teach Your Monster to Read, their wealth of literacy learning knowledge helped our game developers make sure reading pedagogy was firmly enforced in this game.
Read this article about TEACUPS – a Reading for Fun acronym which helped us build all those crucial reading strategies into this game.
Get a library of kid’s books in your pocket!
With the Reading for Fun app, you can carry a library of books in your pocket and read on the go. It is designed for kids and families, with easy-to-use controls and charming visuals.
Downloading the app means you can carry a library of over 70 books to read at home and on the move.
Increase the impact with fun reading activities
We have a whole host of amazing resources, how-to guides, and plenty of support to help teachers with lessons in the classroom.
From literacy activities and colourful certificates that support learning, to display resources and phonics songs to inspire kids and consolidate their learning.
Players love us
“Detective is great! · I have already got the 2nd detective badge and it’s great but I’m 8!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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UK Player
“Reading for fun · It’s the best way to get kids to read and have fun at home and school it’s so much fun and i’ve been able too do it for hours and my parents just keep telling me they don’t care about me staying on it. I’ve been on Reading for Fun all day”
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New Zealand Player
“This is amazingly cool and awesome! Thanks for downloading this for us mommy. love, Jake. Just realized my son left a review on this. Well, he’s right. It’s a wonderful app with quality content. All three of my sons LOVE playing this! Thank you Teach Your Monster- for making learning fun!”
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USA Player (and Mom!)
Press here to ignite a love of reading
Reading for Fun is 100% FREE on computers!
All our games are completely free to play on computers for everybody via our website.
As a social impact organisation, Teach Your Monster is able to do this through the support of the Usborne Foundation and the contributions of users who purchase or subscribe to our games. This enables us to keep our games free on computers, support similar initiatives, and to keep delivering educational impact for children.
Since 2013, we have helped over 50 million children around the world achieve their potential through educational games and purposeful play. Everything we do is dedicated to furthering that mission, now and in the future.
How to get started
1. Choose your account type.
2. Confirm your email.
3. That’s it! You can now play all our fabulous educational games.
We recommend creating a ‘test’ player so you can try the games for yourself first. For more help, check out our online tutorials and player guides.
Reading for Fun, at home and at school
US teachers, need DPA advice?
If you’re a teacher based in the US, your school may need a Data Processing Agreement in place in order to use our games. We’ve got you covered! Check out our advice on setting up your DPA.
