Category Archive: Focus on First Book
2nd Annual First Book Title Raves
We’ve released our second annual “First Book Title Raves,” a comprehensive list of 15 titles published in 2019 that earned recognition from First Book’s network of over 475,000 educators who serve kids in need. This list is curated based on five-star educator reviews on the First Book Marketplace that cite... Read more
How to Give Back to First Book While You Holiday Shop
As the holiday season approaches, we want to thank several of our partners who are making it easy for you to give back to First Book. Their partnership helps us provide books and educational essentials to kids in need, and helps you donate to First Book. Keep us in mind... Read more
How to Give Books to Kids in Need this Holiday
If you’re like us here at First Book, you feel there is no better holiday present for a child than a book. As the holiday season approaches, we want you to know about the many ways you can fill a bookshelf or provide a classroom with much-needed learning resources. Here’s... Read more
First Book Calls on Its Community of Educators to Promote Respect and Empathy
A lack of respect and empathy increases the possibility for disputes to occur, challenging a child’s ability to step into the shoes of another person and experience the world through that perspective. At First Book, we recognize educators require support to eliminate educational barriers like these that prevent kids from... Read more
I Do, We Do, You Do: Hands-on Math Resources for You and Your Students
If you’re an educator, “I Do, We Do, You Do” may already be a strategy implemented in your classroom. For those who might not be as familiar, this is the basic concept of this teaching strategy: “I Do”: Educator explains the concept and demonstrates the skill. “We Do”: Educator and... Read more
Six Reasons to Join First Book’s Book Club
This post is written by guest blogger, Christa Evans, VP of Development at First Book. “Between the pages of a book is a wonderful place to be.” –Anonymous We admit it – here at First Book, we’re book fanatics! We also believe every child deserves a quality education, filled with the tools and... Read more
What Educators Want to Ask Presidential Candidates
As the presidential debates begin to heat up, we asked educators what they would ask the presidential candidates. Here’s what’s on their minds: Their kids are coming to school hungry. “How will you help end, this year, food scarcity…specifically, food for kids during the summer when they cannot access free... Read more
Hands-On STEM, Delivered on Foot
Walking Books Library loves STEM materials from First Book; the library dog does not. This post is written by a guest blogger – First Book community member Kelly Stearns, Director of Walking Books Library in Maine. Walking Books Library, based in rural Maine, was created to engage people not regularly... Read more
The 2019 Estela & Raúl Mora Award Winner and Honorees
In honor of her parents, The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established in 2000 by renowned author and poet Pat Mora. The award honors libraries and programs that celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, El día de los libros (also known as Día), a family... Read more
