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Entries from December 2007

Ho ho ho or ho ho hum?

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

If you’re feeling stressed, pressed or depressed by all the gifts you have to choose for the holidays, First Book can help.
When you shop to support First Book, you will find wonderfully creative gifts that have an added benefit - each purchase will help provide new books to kids in need.
Everyone wins.
You can choose among […]

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Tags: Philanthropy

Welcome Back, Goodnight Moon!

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

The First Book Marketplace is very excited to announce the return of HarperCollins’ perennial classic, Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon, to our list of available titles for purchase online. This book, which generally retails for $6.99 is available to programs serving children from low-income families for just $1.99!
Who can forget the quiet and soothing […]

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Tags: Books & Reading · Marketplace

First Book and KN Karen Neuburger Inspire Sweet Dreams

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

This week, First Book and KN Karen Neuburger shared bedtime stories, reading tips and cozy mouse print pajamas with children in need in Northern Virginia.
The children attended a special event hosted at the Nordstrom store in McLean, Virginia as part of the Books at Bedtime campaign, which highlights the importance of families reading together at […]

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Tags: Books & Reading · First Book Events

NLAW 2008 Grant Opportunity

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE), a First Book Campus Partner, is offering five $100 mini grants from Staples® or Amazon.com to campus-based groups who wish to participate in National Literacy Action Week (NLAW). NLAW is a nationwide event where campus literacy programs join together to raise awareness about literacy and create […]

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Tags: Advisory Boards · Literacy

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Challenges First Book!

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

As the year comes to a close, we at First Book are doing our utmost to make sure that kids in need are receiving the new books they deserve. Right now we have an added incentive, due to the generosity of our long-time partner, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. They have issued First […]

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Tags: Books & Reading