\n\tAll products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tJosh Gad and his family are back on the road once again for the launch of two new Kindle Colorsoft models.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile summer might be winding down, the party at Kindle is just getting started. Gad and his family are road trip ready thanks to the all-new Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids. Retailing for $269.99<\/a>, the 16GB model allows kids the power to read up a storm in colorful hues, painting vivid pictures of fantasy and adventure with the touch of a button.<\/p>\n \n \n \t\t\t\tBuy Now On Amazon<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n \n\t\tA Kindle for kids in color. \t<\/p>\n \n\tThe tech\u2019s portable design and 8 weeks of battery life make this Kindle perfect for readers on the go. Plus, you\u2019ve got an endless amount of storage for whatever genre your kid is into. Loving fantasy? Or how about a head-scratching mystery? The Colorsoft Kids has space for it all. If your little ones want to read poolside or while at the beach, the Colorsoft Kids is waterproof too. If you\u2019d like to customize your reading experience, the Colorsoft Kids comes equipped with a unique cover in either Fantasy River or Starlight Reading that you can pick upon purchasing. What\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n \n \n \t\t\t\tBuy Now On Amazon<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n \n\t\tA Kindle with a color display.\t<\/p>\n \n\tThe seven-inch Kindle Colorsoft is also currently available on Amazon for $249.99<\/a>. It has all of the features folks love from the og Kindle but in high-contrast color. This colorful tech includes fast page turns, weeks of battery life and access to the Kindle\u2019s extensive book store. No running out of summer reads here. The best part? When you buy the Kindle Colorsoft, you\u2019ll have three months of Kindle Unlimited included for free. You\u2019ll be voraciously reading in no time at all.<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking of voracious reading, Gad recently joined the Kindle Kids Backseat Book Crew to encourage kids to read more this summer.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Frozen<\/em> actor and self-proclaimed \u201croad trip expert\u201d knows this sentiment well, given he\u2019s always on the go. With summer travel plans made, kids wrangled and bags packed, sometimes the last thing on our minds is curling up with a good book<\/a>. As a dad of two, Gad knows a thing or two about keeping kids entertained on a road trip. With Kindle\u2019s help, his little ones and children will be able to cultivate a love of reading wherever their travels may take them, thanks to this virtual book club.<\/p>\n \n \n \t\t\t\tBuy Now On Amazon<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n \n\t\tA kids Kindle with a starfish-themed cover. \t<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI remember probably up until the age of 14, dreading reading,\u201d Gad tells Billboard<\/em>. \u201cIt was like work and I didn\u2019t want to do it \u2026 and then something clicked, and I fell in love with reading.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTo start your family\u2019s reading journey, you can sign up now at kindlekidsbackseatbookcrew.com<\/a>. Upon signing up, you will receive a members-only\u00a0Backseat Book Crew Bundle\u00a0filled with reading-themed stickers, a \u201cKindle Kid On Board\u201d bumper sticker, reading recommendations for the summer, a patch and a 10% off promo code for your next Kindle Kids or Kindle Paperwhite Kids purchase on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n \n \n \n\t\tA kids Kindle with a unicorn-themed cover. \t<\/p>\n \n\tGad explained that his kids are voracious readers, able to breeze through multiple stories quickly. Who has the space or time to carry six different hardcovers on a road trip? Certainly not Gad. Thus, the beauty of the Kindle. \u201cHaving a device like this, which my wife and I joke, is like screen time we can actually get behind, is amazing. Kids sit in the back seat. When we\u2019re on a road trip, they will either read or listen to their books.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tDon\u2019t have a Kindle? Right now, Kindle Kids is available for $129.99 on Amazon in whimsical Ocean Explorer, Space Whale and Unicorn Valley designs. You can also grab the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Kids in Cyber City and Starfish style for $179.99, also on Amazon.<\/p>\n \n\tKindle\u2019s library features thousands\u00a0books for children, available at their fingertips. No matter how fast of a reader your little one is, you\u2019ll never run out of reading material. \u201cThe kids curate their own selections of authors and books and share with each other \u2026 and on average \u2026 kids who are using a Kindle<\/a> will read at least one hour a day that, to me, is like manna from heaven,\u201d Gad says. \u201cIncentivizing kids to read. I\u2019m like, yes, yes, yes, Sign me up.\u201d<\/p>\n \n \n \t\t\t\tBuy Now On Amazon<\/span>\t<\/a><\/div>\n \n\t\tA hardcover book that reimagines Homer\u2019s enduring masterwork,\u00a0The Iliad<\/em> \t<\/p>\n \n\tI know you\u2019re all dying to know: What does a busy celeb read on his time off on set? The answer might surprise you. \u201cAs of late, books that I\u2019ve read that I\u2019ve loved, James<\/em> by Percival Everett,\u201d the actor shares. \u201cI\u2019m obsessed with Madeleine Miller, who wrote both The Song of Achilles<\/em> and Cersei<\/em> \u2026 Erik Larson remains one of my favorite authors..In the Garden of Beasts<\/em> or The Splendid and the Vile<\/em> are great.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tInterestingly, Gad is also reading a lot of books about World War 2 and fascism to prep for his role in the upcoming project that takes place in that period. \u201cNone of these books I would call very entertaining, and none of these books are by choice,\u201d Gad jokes.\u201d As for music he\u2019s currently bumping, Gad says he\u2019s been going through a Kendrick Lamar<\/a> phase: \u201cMy music is really defined right now by my children. So it\u2019s lots of Sabrina (Carpenter), it\u2019s lots of T-Swift, it\u2019s lots of Kendrick, it\u2019s lots of Beyonce \u2026 Charlie XCX. 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