Growing up in the rural Midwest, there are aspects of city living that I am still not quite used to.  Take this morning for example.   I walked the short distance to my usual metro station, and rushed to catch a train that was already sitting at the track.  I entered, excited to see that there […]

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A few months back, I was in Columbus, Ohio for a conference and while in the parking lot juggling my luggage, display and presentation materials I spotted a First Book “READ” sticker on one of the vehicles. I immediately sat everything down and snapped a picture! Every year I pass out hundreds of these stickers […]

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First Book is proud to announce its newest Advisory Boards. Since May 1st new Boards have been formed in Carter County KY, Peoria IL, Essex County NJ, Hampton VA, Bannock County ID, Warm Springs OR and San Antonio, TX. With the addition of these seven Boards, First Book now has 280 Advisory Boards operating nationwide.
Advisory […]

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Other than the perfect weather, I was reminded recently why I love Southern California on a First Book trip to Los Angeles — the people. Namely, the dozens of dedicated individuals serving children from low-income families that attended our Meet and Greet in Hollywood on June 2nd. My colleagues Wendy, Chandler and I stayed in […]

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GOOD NEWS! First Book’s campaign with eBay Foundation has been extended and will now continue through June 30.
Each time you donate through eBay’s Community Gives — even as little as $1 — eBay Foundation will give $1 too, in order to help us get cartons of new books to kids who desperately need them.
Only 21 […]

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We are delighted to announce that Stuff for Sprouts — a new natural line of skincare for children — is teaming up with First Book to give new books to the kids who need them most. 2% of all online sales at www.stuff4sprouts.com will be donated to First Book.
Launched in September 2007, Stuff for […]

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Along with a few of my colleagues, I traveled to Los Angeles last week for Book Expo America 2008, the publishing industry’s annual trade show. We had a blast meeting BEA attendees, authors and even squeezed in a few celebrity sightings!
Take a look at the photos to see our poster campaign that encouraged visitors to […]

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Guest blogger Tina Chovanec is the manager of Reading Rockets.org: the authoritative online source for comprehensive and accessible information about teaching young children to read and helping those who struggle. Reading Rockets is one of four multimedia educational websites created by Learning Media, a division of WETA, the PBS affiliate in the Washington DC area. […]

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Americans and many others around the world have Scriptophobia, the fear of writing in public. This perhaps explains the lack of a well hand-written letter. What does your handwriting say about you? It is a question rarely asked these days, particularly in a world dependent on the instant gratification of email or a text messages. […]

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