At First Book we never miss an opportunity to have cake. Our HR director recently joked that he was going to add cake to our benefits list as an enticement for new employees. So when we began planning the celebrations for the 1st anniversary of our blog, of course we included a party with cake.

We recreated the fun of the children’s birthday parties from our youth complete with party hats, favors, and games. One colleague exclaimed, “This is the best blog party I’ve ever attended!”

Bloggers came to the party with completed answers to our First Book Blog trivia contest. We hope you have as much fun finding the answers as we did!

All of the answers can be found in past blog entries (hint: use the Search box in the right column). We’ll post the correct answers next week.

1. Which First Book Recipient Group is a bus?

2. Who had blue hair for Halloween?

3. Who won the Run, Pass and Click for Literacy Challenge?

4. What children’s television “star” helped to hand out books to kids in Long Beach?

5. What author wore pajamas when she read a bedtime story to kids at Borders?

6. What Sesame Street actor did First Bookers get to meet at BEA 2006?

7. Whose dog refuses to read?

8. What did Chandler dress up as for Halloween in 1980?

9. What color was Rachael’s childhood bedroom?

10. What zoo animals like pop-up books?

11. What did the strawberry say to the other strawberry?

12. Which Rolling Stones musician played at a First Book event in Mississippi?