Yes. No account, no email address, no watermark. Make as many as you like.

As a fold-and-staple booklet by default: print double-sided on US Letter, flip on the short edge, at 100%, fold the stack in half and staple on the fold. The printing steps are also on the back cover. Plain pages and A5 binder pages are in the format menu under the Print button.

Which log should I pick?

“Every time I read” is the classic reading log: an entry per session with the date and the days it took, for schools that ask for one. “When I finish a book” is lighter and, in our reading, better for motivation: one entry per book, with a rating, a recommendation and a favorite part.

Do I have to fill in the days?

No. The days line is there for schools that ask how long a book took. If nobody is asking, leave it blank; the record of books read is the useful part.

Can I put my child’s name on it?

Type it in the box and it is printed on the cover. Leave it blank for a line to write on.

Free printable · fold-and-staple booklet

Printable Reading Log

A reading log booklet in the same style as our reading journals: a cover with the reader’s name, an entry every time they read or every book they finish, a star rating and a “my favorite part” line on each one, and the printing steps on the back. Pick the pages, print, fold, staple.

What to log

Every time I readDate, days, the book and a star rating. Four entries a page. When I finish a bookTitle, author, date finished, a star rating and “would I recommend it?”. Four books a page.

How many pages Add “My favorite part”Two lines on every entry for the bit they liked best. Untick for a plainer log with more room. Reader’s name (optional — printed on the cover)

12 pages · 3 sheets of paper · See exactly how it prints

Cover. Name, class, dates.
Log page (×10). 4 reading sessions a page.
How to print this booklet

Open the PDF, choose Print, and set these:

Paper sizeUS Letter (8.5 × 11 in)
OrientationLandscape
Print on both sidesOn (two-sided / duplex)
Flip onShort edge
Scale100% / Actual size — not “Fit to page”
PagesAll

Then
1. Take the whole stack out of the printer. Keep the sheets in order.
2. Fold the stack in half, so this page is on the outside.
3. Staple twice along the fold.
Make another at didtheyreallyread.com
Back cover. How to print, and a QR code back here.

Want a question per chapter instead? Make a reading journal

Free while in beta · No account required · Prints on regular paper

What’s in it

Cover — Reading Log, with lines for the reader, class or teacher, and the dates started and finished.
Every time I read — four entries a page: date, days, the book and a five-star “My rating”.
When I finish a book — four books a page: title, author, date finished, “My rating” and “would I recommend it?”.
My favorite part — two lines on every entry, on by default; untick it for a plainer log.
Back cover — the print settings, one per line, and a QR code back to this site.

How to use it so it helps

Reading logs have a mixed reputation, and the research explains why: a log that is imposed and policed can make children like reading less, while a record a child keeps for themselves tends to help them keep going. So: the child holds the pen, the stars are for the book rather than the child, and days are a note, not a quota. The full picture, with sources, is in Do reading logs work?

Questions

Is it really free?: Yes. No account, no email address, no watermark. Make as many as you like.
How does it print?: As a fold-and-staple booklet by default: print double-sided on US Letter, flip on the short edge, at 100%, fold the stack in half and staple on the fold. The printing steps are also on the back cover. Plain pages and A5 binder pages are in the format menu under the Print button.
Which log should I pick?: “Every time I read” is the classic reading log: an entry per session with the date and the days it took, for schools that ask for one. “When I finish a book” is lighter and, in our reading, better for motivation: one entry per book, with a rating, a recommendation and a favorite part.
Do I have to fill in the days?: No. The days line is there for schools that ask how long a book took. If nobody is asking, leave it blank; the record of books read is the useful part.
Can I put my child’s name on it?: Type it in the box and it is printed on the cover. Leave it blank for a line to write on.