Ah, the book may not be dead after all.

The makeshift TV-time log on our refrigerator (the one that often gets ignored) is a sign that my husband and I are concerned that our kids are veering from screen to screen and not spending enough time reading books.

Summer vacation has started, and the plan is to read first every day before any screens get turned on. So you can imagine how much I want to believe these findings by Scholastic and Yankelovich, which leads with this stat: 75 percent of kids age 5-17 agree with the statement, "No matter what I can do online, I'll always want to read books printed on paper."

And 62 percent said they prefer to read books printed on paper than on handheld digital devices or a computer - though two in three kids believe within the next ten years most books will be read digitally.

What's really interesting is that kids who go online to learn more about a book or an author are more likely to read books for fun every day. Two-thirds of kids ages 9-17 who go online say they extend their reading by finding out what other people think of a book, to learn more about the author, and to connect with other readers.

Great news, right? Well, here's the heart of the national survey of 1001 individuals (501 kids ages 5-17) and parents: One in four kids say they read books for fun every day, and more than half say they read for fun two to three times a week. Encouraging. The top reason kids say they don't read more is they have trouble finding books that interest them, something the Web - and parents - can help with.

If you think technology is having a big impact on how much kids read, the report finds parents probably play an even bigger role. Parents who read books for fun are six times more likely than parents who don't read as much to have kids also read for fun daily. In short, let your kids see you reading, and they will read.

And if kids are having trouble finding good books to read, check out sites like the American Library Association's recommended reading list for children and families and the National Education Association's top 100 books for kids. For a deeper look at the 2008 Kids & Family Reading Report, click here.