First Book- Charlotte recently received the Best of the Best (BOB) award from Charlotte Magazine. From the best burger to the best new clothing store, Charlotte Magazine does an extensive search each year to find the best of the best in their expanding city. This year, the Advisory Board in Charlotte was […]

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Do you remember your “sweet sixteen”? The gifts, the cake, the visit to the DMV with nervous parents, the co-ed parties…
Today First Book celebrates our 16th Birthday, and the distribution of our 60 millionth book! The day has been much calmer than Samantha Baker’s adventures in Sixteen Candles and thankfully, there was no test of […]

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The Times Picayune recently wrote that evidence of recovery can be seen throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area and that these glimpses of the New Orleans recovery process brighten people’s minds and show that the city is indeed on the mend.(*)
On May 12 First Book returned to New Orleans to distribute 100,000 new books nationwide […]

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“I love your Dr. Seuss books! They are incredibly, stupendously, fabulously perfect!! I have almost every copy of every one! Bye, Patrick”

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Unless you happen to have young children at home or work for an organization like First Book, it might have been quite some time since you’ve been tuned into the most popular books for young children.
One of my colleagues recently sent me a Washington Post article highlighting a new study tracking the most read books […]

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Guest Blogger Rachael Walker is the Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, a national multimedia initiative which aims to inform and inspire parents, teachers, childcare providers, and others who touch the life of a child by providing comprehensive, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. Rachael began her career […]

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I recently had the immense pleasure of chatting with historian and author Leonard Marcus about his newly published title, Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature (Houghton Mifflin Co.) Over fourteen years in the making, Minders of Make-Believe tells the fascinating story of the development of children’s literature in […]

 

 First Book Podcast with Leonard Marcus - Minders of Make-Believe [34:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Do you ever have those “lightbulb” moments when you come up with a great new idea? Or do catchy, creative sayings just seems to roll off your tongue? Or both? If so, then we need your help in brainstorming a new name for the First Book Blog!
We are looking for a fresh, new […]

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Monday morning 2 of my colleagues and I left the office bright and early at 6:30am. We were off to a warehouse operated by Hub One Logistics in Chambersburg, PA for a First Book National Book Bank distribution. Our task was to distribute 108,000 books, generously donated by our publishing partner HarperCollins, to programs serving […]

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Yes, you read that right.
Consider this your friendly First Book reminder that Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11 — just four days away!
If you haven’t already, now is a great time to buy flowers Mom will love while also helping to fund new books for children in need.  At GiftBack.com you’ll find beautiful bouquets […]

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