Pizza Hut’s summer reading program is back, which won’t be news to a lot of parents. The program, called BOOK IT!, has been running since 1984, and most adults old enough to have kids in elementary school remember earning their own free Personal Pan Pizzas the same way.
The summer track, called BOOK IT! Summer of Stories, runs June through August. It is open to children in PreK through 6th grade. Enrollment for 2026 is open. And it’s free.
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How It Works
The biggest recent change is the format. Pizza Hut launched the BOOK IT! app last summer, making the summer program digital for families.
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Parents download the BOOK IT! app, set up a profile for each child and pick a monthly reading goal. The standard target is 20 minutes a day for at least 15 days. When a kid hits it, a code for one free single-topping Personal Pan Pizza appears in the app, redeemable at participating Pizza Hut locations between the 1st and 15th of the following month.
Parents can decide what reading looks like for their child, whether that means library books, graphic novels, comic books or listening along with an audiobook and print copy. The program is built around the habit, not the source material.
A Few Rules Worth Knowing
- Reading has to be logged in the app daily. You can backdate seven days, but not further.
- The app and child profile both have to be at least 15 days old before a reward can be claimed, so a late-month sign-up usually means waiting until the following month to earn anything.
- Codes expire 30 days after they are issued.
- Up to five kids per household can participate, with one pizza per child per month.
- The app only works on one device per family, so pick the phone someone actually carries around.
- Only parents can enroll. Camps, daycares and other group programs are not eligible.
Why the Program Exists
BOOK IT! has been around for 40 years because of the well-documented dip in reading skills kids experience over summer break. Pizza Hut cites research from iD Tech estimating the cumulative cost at roughly two years of learning by middle school. Whether a Personal Pan Pizza moves that number is its own conversation, but most reading research lands on the same basic point: consistent reading time helps, and 20 minutes a day is a reasonable starting line.
For families who want the same reading minutes to count toward more than one reward, the Indianapolis Public Library and most surrounding county libraries run free summer reading programs of their own.
Program details and the link to download the app are at bookitprogram.com.
Indianapolis-Area Pizza Hut Locations
Participation can vary by store, so it is worth a quick call to confirm before your child redeems a code.
Indianapolis
- 5914 E. 10th St., Indianapolis, 46219
- 617 W. 11th St., Indianapolis, 46202
- 1801 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46203
- 4533 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46203
- 6905 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46237
- 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis, 46227
- 4537 Shadeland Ave., Indianapolis, 46226
- 3497 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, 46268
- 8923 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 46217
Hamilton County
- 11722 Allisonville Road, Fishers, 46038
- 11380 Olio Road, Fishers, 46038
- 825 Westfield Road, Noblesville, 46062
- 15887 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, 46060
- 240 W. 161st St., Westfield, 46074
South of Indy
- 2509 Albany St., Beech Grove, 46107
- 1022 U.S. 31 S., Greenwood, 46143
West of Indy
- 6111 Crawfordsville Road, Speedway, 46224
- 2597 E. Main St., Plainfield, 46168
- 8210 Windfall Lane, Camby, 46113
- 3 Old Farm Road, Danville, 46122
