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Posted in: Focus on First Book, For Educators, Our Bookshelf
March is Women’s History Month – a time of year that emphasizes the celebration of women who overcame obstacles to break new ground, change attitudes, and forge a path for others to follow. Countless women have fought to make the world a better place in a push for equality for all people - encouraging generations of yo...
Read more about First Book's Empowering Women Book List
Posted in: Our Partners
Through our partnership with the Ralph Lauren Corporation, First Book has been able to create more opportunities for underserved students to share the love of literacy! Our partners at the Ralph Lauren Corporation recognize the inspiring power of providing books to the kids who need them most. https://twitter.com/Ralph...
Posted in: Focus on First Book
Books are critical, but scarce, for kids in need—and the consequences of that scarcity are significant. A lack of access to books is one of the greatest contributors to educational inequality in the United States, [1] and poor educational outcomes are tied to future poverty, unemployment, and illness. [2] Yet the reali...
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Posted in: First Book research & insights, Focus on First Book
Educators drive everything we do here at First Book. From the books and resources on the First Book Marketplace to the teacher tools we create, every step we take is informed by the feedback we gather from the First Book community of educators via First Book Research & Insights. In 2019, we conducted more than 20 surve...
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Posted in: Author Voices
Friendiversary is all about appreciating your friends, old and new, and remembering the good times you've had together. For First Book, one of our oldest and best author friends is Mo Willems, award-winning creator of the Elephant and Piggie children's book series. Like any old friend, when we get together the conversa...
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Posted in: Press Room
Stars to Inspire the Next Generation Through Stories Kenneth Branagh to Narrate PSA Presented Across Disney’s Platforms Photo credit: Disney* The eighth annual Magic of Storytelling campaign kicked off yesterday, during which Disney will celebrate its 75 millionth book donation to First Book , a nonprofit that provides...
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Posted in: Archive
Last week we launched our annual Magic of Storytelling campaign with Disney. This year, we're celebrating Disney's 75 millionth book donation to First Book! Through March 31, 2020, everyone can get in on the fun of sharing the magic of storytelling with the educators & kids we serve! Join our mission to provide books t...
Read more about What's a "Shelfie"? The Most Unselfish of Selfies!
Posted in: Our Partners
This blog post was written by guest blogger Erika Duncan, Founder and Director of Herstory Writers Workshop . There is magic in reading a book or listening to a story in a group setting. You don’t have to say whether the same thing once happened to you. If you are in a classroom or a group guidance session and you read...
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Posted in: Focus on First Book
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 the greatest...
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Posted in: Archive
Every year during the holidays, First Book donors give gifts in honor of, or in memory of, a special reader in their life. We are lucky enough to be a part of that special holiday gift. To spread the holiday joy, we are sharing a few of the holiday messages sent with donations made this year: "Merry Christmas Mom, Your...
Read more about The Gift of Reading