Best summer reads 2015 - win £500 of books!

I love the fact that you can enjoy playing outside with them and you're not stressing about the mess

My favourite thing about summer, whether its after a stroll along a favourite beach or a day's pottering in my garden, is to be able to sit outside and indulge in a glass of cider and a good book. Double Bliss :-) :-)

the sunny weather (fingers crossed)

my favourite thing about summer is having 6 whole weeks of fun with my grandaughter x

Long, long hours of daylight, enabling you to do so much - and still have time for reading!

Preparing the children to go to the park by applying sun cream, packing water bottles and cutting small portions of apples, bananas and strawberries. We manage to get there just before the sun goes down and the children just love the rides and being able to play with lots of children. This gives me a little time to myself to read a good book while keeping an eye on them at the same time.

The best thing about summer? Apart from warm days and evenings, holidays, everyone having a happier face, the community being more sociable? Me? I love the long days - but, oh no the longest day has been and gone so they'll start to shorten now - better make the most of summer!!

I've just come back from the Chalke Valley History Festival, and I can see that this is going to be my fave summertime activity for years to come!

My favourite thing is getting to be with the children more and having impromptu picnics x

strawberries and Ice cream

Days out with the family, enjoying the great outdoors with a bit of sunshine to boot!

Reading under the trees and then going out for dinner to a local restaurant

Longer days and warmer nights are the ultimate combination making you feel invigorated and extending your scope.

My favourite thing about summer is seeing my great grandson who is nearly three playing with water. He loves jumping up and down in a bucket of water, being sprayed with the hose or just pouring water everywhere. My older grandchildren also like the water but they enjoy swimming or sliding down water chutes. However they are ALL happy to b the ones spraying the toddler with the hose!

I love all the beauty of flowers and the smell of freshly mown grass

Running into the sea with my Granddaughter laughing and giggling as we go. Great !

My favourite thing about summer is sitting in the garden , surrounded by friends and family enjoying a summer evening BBQ or by myself with a drink some snacks and a good book! Nothing beats reading in the garden in the sunshine!

I am unable to work so love entering into the 'world' of a book so to win this prize would be amazing! I ❤️ Books!

Playing tennis with my grandsons who are now of an age to get a good thwack at the ball.
We have to make the most of this because soon it won't be PC to play with Gran.
We have hilarious fun and I keep fit as well.
The local park is our Wimbledon and a cheeky squirrel keeps score !

Sunny days & light nights lift the nations mood. Summer is my favourite thing , birds singing, bees humming, children laughing & paddling pools splashing. Corks popping, barbecues squizzling, skin turning pink & adults having too much to drink! Trips to the beach, soggy dogs & sandy picnics, summer is my favourite thing ����

The light! A clear blue sky and sharp-focus light just lift everything for me

Life is slower, easier, happier, more fun�� Wimbledon watching in the sun��

Summer means a lot to me, it reminds me of lazy days spent with my Dad out in the garden, picking strawberries and eating too many, eating pea pods, pulling little carrots to have for tea and enjoying all the stories he used to tell me about when he was young and the mischief he got up to with his friends. Happy days.

My favourite thing about summer is beng able to gorge on all the lovely summer fruit which is so abundant.

Eating in the garden with a glass of wine and good friends. From the heart.

Such a glorious collection of books!

My favourite thing about summer is that you don't need to wear a coat or a jumper - but everybody wears a smile!