From childhood classics like Green Eggs and Ham to The Rainbow Boys, an American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults winner, First Book is proud to announce that over 200 new titles have been added to the First Book Marketplace! While we highly recommend that you take your time and browse through all of [...]
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First Book Marketplace Staff Picks
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Around the First Book Office, Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, General, Marketplace
Tags: books·Caldecott Honor Book·Cassie Louise Lightfoot·Chico·CHIGGERS·Coretta Scott King Award·Dan Andreasen·Dav Pilkey·Dragon’s Halloween·Dragon’s Merry Christmas·Faith Ringgold·First Book Marketplace·Green Eggs and Ham·Harlem·Hope Larson·Island of the Blue Dolphins·new titles·Sandra Day O’Connor·Scott O’ Dell·staff picks·Tar Beach·The Pyramids: Make Your Own Egyptian Sand-Scape·The Rainbow Boys
First Book featured on Comcast Local Edition
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Literacy, Video
Joan Sahlgren, Vice President of Communications, recently sat down with Comcast Local Edition’s Donna Richardson to talk about First Book, our mission and our innovative model that brings millions of new books to children in need across the country. The interview appears on-air on Comcast cable in the Washington, DC area, but you can also [...]
Tags: Comcast Local Edition·Donna Richardson·First Book·Joan Sahlgren
Novel Ways to Support First Book in the New Year!
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Literacy
It’s a brand new year and at First Book we’ve already started getting new books to kids in need. Want to join us? There are lots of ways you can get involved!
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Click on The Literacy Site Every Day: First Book is a charitable partner of The Literacy Site, a “click to give” site that donates [...]
Tags: @firstbook·Facebook·First Book·Registration Coordinator·The Literacy Site·Twitter·volunteer
Last Chance to Win a 2010 Book Lovers Calendar
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, General, Philanthropy
The clock is winding down, but there is still time for you to win your very own 2010 Book Lovers calendar by reminding us of your favorite author and their birthday!
Read more about the contest and share your favorite author’s birthday here. So go ahead – post a comment, help us remember all those fabulous [...]
Tags: 2010·authors·birthdays·Book Lovers·Booklovers·calendar·Favorite authors
Demand Studios: 13,809 New Books and Counting…
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · First Book Events, General, Philanthropy
Demand Studios, the freelance community that produces web content for LIVESTRONG.COM, eHow, GolfLink, Trails.com and many other sites, has funded over 13,000 new books for children in need this month through the “Write for a Cause” campaign. For every eight articles that members of the Demand Studios community have submitted during December, the company has [...]
Tags: Demand Media·Demand Studios·freelance·Write for a Cause·writers
Bring in the New Decade of Books and Win a 2010 Calendar
December 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, General, Philanthropy
Every March we celebrate the birthday of the beloved Dr. Seuss. Classrooms everywhere read Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and kids parade around in those classic red and white, striped top hats. It is a day of fun for all.
This year, we are wondering, why stop at celebrating the birthday [...]
Tags: 2010·Book Lovers·Booklovers·calendar·Favorite authors·Favorite books
Don’t forget! Make Your CFC Pledge to Support First Book
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Philanthropy
Just a reminder to all our readers who are Federal civilian, postal or military employees – the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign pledge deadline is tomorrow, December 15th.
Support First Book (CFC #10189) with your pledge and share the joy of new books all year round! Find a CFC fair near you, or make your pledge online [...]
Books for Books Blog Contest Brings 500 Books to Kids in Need
December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · General, Philanthropy
It is the moment we have all been waiting for! It is time to announce the winner of the Books for Books Blog Contest!
Drumroll please! And the winner is . . . Ingrid Hawkinson for her comment about A Natural History of Western Trees by Donald Culross Peattie. Not only is this book overlooked, but [...]
Tags: blog contest·Books: The Essential Insider's Guide·City Secrets·Fang Duff Kahn
Help Give 500 Books to Children in Need
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Philanthropy
We are just a few comments away from donating 500 books to children who need them most! Help us reach 250 comments in our Books for Books Blog Contest and, thanks to Fang Duff Kahn Publishers, you could win a copy of the latest title in the City Secret series–Books: The Essential Insider’s Guide.
Read more [...]
Shop to Support First Book this holiday
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Philanthropy
As you search for meaningful gifts for friends and family this holiday season, check out the imaginative products that you can choose while you shop to support First Book. As you pick creative gifts for everyone on your list, you will get the added benefit of helping children in need receive brand new books.
Perhaps you [...]
Tags: Build-A-Bear Workshop·Daphne's Headcovers·gifts·holiday·I See Me!·presents·shop