Challenges
Name Points you'll earn Badge
Color Your Neighborhood!
Activity Pre-Reader (0-4) Wellness
30 Picture of a colorful park with "Color Your Neighborhood" written in the sky.
Children's Emotions Challenge
Activity Create Pre-Reader (0-4) Watch
20 Circle with blocks of color within it. Each square is a different smiley face, angry face or worried face.
Children's Friendship Challenge
Activity Create Family Literacy Kid's Fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read
30 Circle with blocks of color within it. Each square includes an image. These are the ASU Harmony institute logo, sun, 2 hands holding, crayons, and an open book.
Relationships with Children Challenge
Activity Adult Non-fiction Family Literacy Kid's Fiction Read Watch
30 Circle with blocks of color within it. Each square includes an image. These are the ASU Harmony institute logo, chess pieces, a house, a family reading together, movie theater popcorn, drink, tickets and clapperboard.
Art is Everywhere!
Activity Adult Fiction Adult Non-fiction Audiobook Create Kid's Fiction Kid's Non-fiction Read Teen Fiction Teen Non-fiction Watch Write
30 Four circles with different art styles: yarn to crochet, ceramics, paintbrushes, and a camera.
Little Dancers
Family Literacy Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read STEAM
20 little girl dancing with music notes around her
Little Musicians
Family Literacy Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read STEAM
20 Little boy holding a guitar writing down music
PPL StoryWalk® Challenge
Activity Bilingual Español Family Literacy Kid's Fiction Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read Wellness
30 park
Haunted Library - Spooky Books for Everyone
Adult Fiction Audiobook Kid's Fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read Teen Fiction
20 bats
Exploring Art - Books Featuring Artists of All Kinds
Adult Fiction Adult Non-fiction Audiobook Kid's Fiction Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read Teen Fiction Teen Non-fiction
20 artist
Read with Pride - LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads
Adult Fiction Adult Non-fiction Audiobook Kid's Fiction Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read Teen Fiction Teen Non-fiction
20 RAINBOW
Little Artists
Family Literacy Kid's Non-fiction Pre-Reader (0-4) Read STEAM
20 little girl with brown hair in a smock, holding a paintbrush and palette. Easel has an avocado painted on it.
Mesa Reads Beanstack July Challenge
Activity Games Read
20 Circle "beanstack july challenge" badge with beanstack heart logo in the center
Mesa Reads Beanstack June Callenge
Activity Games Read
20 circle "beanstack june challenge" with beanstack logo heart in the center
Read the Rainbow Teen Challenge!
Teen Fiction Teen Non-fiction
30 Rainbow with open book on top; text reads "read the rainbow"
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