Ever wonder if having books around has any positive side effects?  It turns out that, not only for children, but also for teachers, having books available doesn’t have a single positive effect, it has a multitude of them. This study looked at what happens when schools with little to no… Read More

“The biggest challenge our students face is the simple fact that they’ve been told they can’t do it. And so we charge them to have hope.” – Jamelle Settles, Assistant Principal, Robert Burns Elementary School First Book and our friends at JetBlue recently visited one… Read More

(Update: March 20th, 2014) All funding for the buy one get one free code has been used. First Book has recently been able to offer tons of amazing new Latino cuentos (stories) on the First Book Marketplace – highlighting Latino authors, illustrators, culture, and experience – and we couldn’t… Read More

For children to become strong readers, they need books in their hands that they care about – brand-new, quality books they are excited to read. And we hear all the time from educators in Latino communities across the country who tell us that they need books that resonate with the… Read More

First Book volunteers in Seattle, teamed up with Glassybaby for a night of giving to raise money for new books for kids who need them in the Seattle – King County area.  Since 1998, Glassybaby has donated over 1.5 million dollars to Seattle based charities and First Book. … Read More

Welcome to First Book’s celebrity blog series. Each month we will be connecting with influential voices who share a belief in the power of literacy, and who have worked with First Book to curate a unique collection that inspires a love of reading and learning. All recommended books are available… Read More

Chronicle Books’ #GiveBooks campaign donated 10,000 books to kids in need through First Book. Every pin, tweet and signature of the #GiveBooks pledge generated one new book for a child in need. More than 10,000 people have pinned, signed, tweeted and mentioned the #GiveBooks campaign, since it began… Read More

Many of you have told us you’d like help finding recommendations of great books that will engage your teen readers. As usual, we want to help! Meet Alison Morris, our new Senior Director of Publisher and Author Relations! She’s a veteran bookseller with 15 years’ experience matching books to… Read More

The creative minds in Memphis took advantage of one of the most teen popular book collections to create a fundraising event so good we had to share it!             First Book volunteers in Memphis recently held a fundraiser at the Autozone Challenge Center, located within the… Read More

Julianne Moore recently joined First Book at Round the Clock Nursery in Harlem to read her newest children’s book ‘My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me.’ After the event, she spoke with us about her love of reading and how she came… Read More