Young readers’ edition of story behind real-life heroes now accessible to girls growing up in low-income communities WASHINGTON, March 2, 2017 – “Hidden Figures,” the New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film, is now available at an affordable price to First Book’s network of more… Read More

NEW YORK CITY, February 28, 2017— Penguin Random House is pleased to announce that it will publish forthcoming books by former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle announced today that the company has acquired world publication rights… Read More

NEW YORK CITY, February 3, 2017 —Every Child a Reader, the sponsor of Children’s Book Week, and First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 160 million brand new books to children in need, today announced they will partner to donate books to underserved children as part… Read More

WASHINGTON, January 5, 2017 – First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise, distributed 21,338 books and educational resources to kids in need this year in collaboration with the Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that supports the preservation and acquisition of knowledge. First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation distributed new… Read More

Disney to Donate up to One Million Books in 2017 through First Book; More than 57 Million Books Distributed To Date Emma Watson to Narrate “Magic of Storytelling” PSA Presented Across Disney|ABC Television Group’s Multiple Platforms GLENDALE, Calif., January 4, 2017 – Today, Disney… Read More

NEW YORK CITY, December 15, 2016 – Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, together with Jimmy Fallon, will make a donation of $1,000,000 worth of new books to First Book, including Fallon’s #1 New York Times bestselling title, YOUR BABY’S FIRST WORD WILL BE DADA. The books donated to First Book by… Read More

Educators and students are invited to pick out free books at kickoff event on December 17 WILMINGTON, Del., December 13, 2016 – The State of Delaware is partnering with nonprofit social enterprise First Book to enrich the lives of thousands of children in need across the state by… Read More

Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books Announce First Book as Election Winner! NEW YORK CITY, December 7, 2016 — Earlier this year, Dr. Seuss’s beloved character the Cat in the Hat declared his candidacy for president of the United States (CatInHat4Prez.com,… Read More

Campaign marks release of “A Poem for Peter,” a new children’s book based on the life of beloved children’s author Ezra Jack Keats WASHINGTON, December 5, 2016—First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise that has distributed more than 150 million books to kids in need, and Penguin Random House,… Read More

WASHINGTON, November 28, 2016 –The nonprofit social enterprise First Book and Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, are partnering to provide up to 550,000 brand-new, high quality books to children in need. Every $3 donated online at firstbook.org or sent to First Book with a… Read More