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Posted in: Author Voices
This blog post was written by guest blogger Erika Duncan, Founder and Director of Herstory Writers Workshop . At any given time, there are 2.7 million children with one or two parents in prison or jail in the United States. Some are told that “Mommy is in school” or “Daddy is in the army.” Others are told nothing. Othe...
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Posted in: Author Voices
What could be better than pizza and books? For us at First Book, not much! Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program will provide 10,000 books to classrooms for the 2019-2020 school year via First Book to encourage students to find joy in reading. We spoke with this year's BOOK IT! author partner and a First Book favorite author, T...
Read more about Q&A with Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Author Partner, Tom Angleberger
Posted in: For Educators, Our Bookshelf
Millions of students and educators across the country have returned to the classroom with high hopes of success, growth, and excitement. To support them, we chose All Are Welcome - a picture book by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman - as the focus of our back-to-school campaign to help the First Book community of e...
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Posted in: Archive
In honor of the release of the newest Pete the Cat book, Pete the Cat & the Perfect Pizza Party , we’ve brought together our partners to create a fun & delicious prize package to give away every day next week – or as we like to call it – PETE WEEK! Thanks to our partners Harper Collins Children’s Books, Merry Makers, a...
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Posted in: Impact Stories
Ed. Note: Originally posted in April 2016, the significance of abundant, diverse school libraries still holds relevancy today. Libraries are the gatekeepers to cultural, social, and individual growth and must continue acting as an inviting, welcoming development hub for students and teachers. Today’s guest blog post is...
Read more about Imagine A School Without A Library
Posted in: Press Room
WASHINGTON (February 14, 2019) – The Guru Krupa Foundation, a private foundation that supports the preservation and acquisition of knowledge, today announced that in collaboration with First Book, they have distributed more than 137,000 books and educational resources to more than approximately 52,000 kids in need in t...
Read more about First Book and the Guru Krupa Foundation Have Provided More Than 137,000 Books and Essentials—Including Meals—to More Than 52,000 Kids in Need Since 2012
Posted in: Our Partners
"dd’s and First Book have made such an amazing impact on our students. Thanks to this program we have been able to get high interest, age-appropriate books into the hands of our students and build home libraries! We are growing a culture of readers!" This year, dd's DISCOUNTS and First Book celebrated the 10th annivers...
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Posted in: Archive
On Monday, January 29, 2019, the American Library Association ( ALA ) announced the top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults at the 2019 Youth Media Awards. Gathering together to watch the ALA Youth Media Award presented live has become a beloved tradition for our staff. We love watching the autho...
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Posted in: Press Room
WASHINGTON and ORANGE, Calif. (January 29, 2019)—First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise committed to equal access to quality education, and the Rise Up Foundation, author Alane Adams’ nonprofit that promotes literacy in low-income communities, today announced they are partnering to bring $130,000 in brand-new book...
Read more about First Book and The Rise Up Foundation to Bring $130,000 in New Books to Schools, Programs Devastated by Natural Disasters
Posted in: Press Room
NFL stars Beau Allen, Andrew Whitworth, Fletcher Cox, and Connor Barwin provided donations, matched by Long, for books as part of the Chris Long Foundation’s “First Quarter for Literacy Week” WASHINGTON and PHILADELPHIA (January 29, 2019)— Reigning Super Bowl champion Chris Long, the nonprofit social enterprise First B...
Read more about Super Bowl Champion Chris Long and First Book Kick Off Partnership With Donation of 27,000 Books to Kids in Need in Four Cities