This blog is a guest post by First Book community educator, April Insley. I believe you read with your head and with your heart. As a library media specialist, I know there’s a book for every one of my students that will help them fall in love with reading. It... Read more
This post is written by guest blogger, Joyce Victor, First Book Member, Owens Primary School, CA I feel teary eyed thinking about giving new books from First Book to my kids, and I know you feel the same way. Whenever I give new books to the kindergarten students at Owens... Read more
This piece was originally published in Forbes for the 12 Days of Charitable Giving by Kelly Phillips Erb, a senior contributor, on Dec. 13, 2018. Readers suggested charities, and Phillips Erb posted one a day for 12 days. First Book was featured on day three. First Book (Washington, D.C.) is a nonprofit social... Read more
“We can tell the kids we love them. We can tell the community that we care. But they look at what we do. I say love is an action word. It’s a verb, and you have to show it.” – Denise Taylor For Denise Taylor, saying you care is not... Read more
