Classified "A" by ANVUR in the fields 11/D1, 11/D2 Scientific in the field 14.
The paper aims to contribute to the reflection on the new scenarios and to deepen the best practices that emerged in the school context during the pandemic period. Are reported the outcomes of an exploratory research carried out within the framework of a Manifestation that, integrating a plurality of actions aimed at giving value to reading, has been involving a network of schools of the first cycle of education in Rome for over 16 years. The main objective was to deepen the ways in which the interventions have been redesigned giving continuity to the initiative. Specifically, a virtual Reading Challenge was proposed to explore the Illustrators Exhibition. The interest of the research was to verify if and how such an activity could contribute to fostering reading motivation, active involvement of students, creativity and aesthetic culture. The main results of the research confirm the effectiveness of the virtual Reading Challenge in promoting reading and enjoyment of author illustrations.
