Impact Stories
This Educator Didn’t Punish Troublesome Kids. She Gave Them a Closet Full of Stuff.
The following post his blog post was written by Amanda Pell at Upworthy & first published on Upworthy.com in November 2017. This time last year, the top three most misbehaved boys at Equetta Jones’ elementary school were from the same family. Photo courtesy of Equetta Jones/Highlands Elementary School,… Read More
Focus on First Book, For Educators
Your Needs, Your Marketplace
It’s our mission here at First Book to provide for the children our community of educators serve with whatever they may need to learn, and continually ask educators what their needs are so we may work to meet them. We surveyed members of the First Book… Read More
Our Partners
Disney’s Magic of Storytelling “Shelfie” Roundup
Kyle on ABC’s The View, 3/6/18. Kyle talked about the Magic of Storytelling campaign and what people can do to help support kids in need. You may have seen First Book president, CEO, and co-founder Kyle Zimmer describing how to post a “shelfie” to hosts Whoopi, Joy,… Read More
Our Partners, Press Room
Becoming, the Memoir by Michelle Obama, to be Published in the U.S. and Canada on November 13, 2018 by the Crown Publishing Group/Penguin Random House
Simultaneous publication in 24 languages worldwide New York, New York (February 25, 2018) – A global publication date of Tuesday, November 13, 2018, has been set for the highly anticipated memoir by Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States of America. The news was announced today… Read More
Our Partners, Press Room
Appirio and First Book Bring Backpacks, New Books to Indianapolis Area Kids in Need
Indianapolis, USA, February 23, 2018 — More than 2,300 books and 500 backpacks were donated to Indianapolis area kids in need on Feb 22, as a result of a partnership between Appirio’s parent company Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business… Read More
Author Voices, Focus on First Book, For Educators
A Very Special Valentine’s Day Message From Kwame Alexander
Award-winning author, poet, and friend of First Book, Kwame Alexander has a special Valentine’s Day message for you! Kwame Alexander is one of our Authors in Action! We love working with illustrators and authors like Kwame to bring new books to kids in need. Read More
Our Partners, Press Room
Partnership Brings Free Multicultural Children’s Books to Libraries
Partnership Brings Free Multicultural Children’s Books to Libraries Austin– The Texas Center for the Book working in concert with First Book is bringing a new opportunity to help libraries celebrate Lone Star Día this April. The program is designed to support libraries who serve children in… Read More
For Educators
Three Ways Early Reading Benefits Infants’ Development
Members of the First Book community of educators work in many settings — schools, libraries, healthcare programs, and more. We all know that early reading is important and access to books for kids is essential. And we know that early intervention is important. The earlier a child is exposed to… Read More
First Book Research & Insights
The Number One Barrier to Learning: Basic Needs
Seeing a child coming to school every day and not having what they need… it’s heartbreaking. A lot of the kids didn’t realize what they didn’t have cause they were so used to not having. When I decided to become an educator, I knew that that was one of the… Read More
Impact Stories
Books-A-Go Go & First Book: 10 Years Later, One Million Books
Betty Metz, Founder and President of Books-A-Go-Go. “I had no idea what I was doing,” says Betty Metz, Founder and President of Books-A-Go-Go. Luckily for kids in Jacksonville, FL and later all over the world, she figured it out. During the past 10 years Betty and Books-A-Go Go have distributed… Read More