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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Guest blogger, Laura Numeroff, is the bestselling author of well loved children’s titles in the “If You Give…” series.  She took a few moments from her current tour to tell us about her latest work, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake.  To learn more about Laura, her books and her current tour, visit lauranumeroff.com […]

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Guest blogger and First Book supporter Mindy Klasky is the author of six fantasy novels, including the award-winning, best-selling The Glasswrights’ Apprentice and numerous short stories. Her latest trilogy, The Jane Madison Series, chronicles a love-struck D.C. librarian who discovers she’s a witch. Visit http://mindyklasky.com to learn more about Mindy’s work and her support of […]

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Guest Blogger Lydia Breiseth is the manager of the bilingual English-Spanish website Colorín Colorado, whose mission is to provide educators and parents with information about teaching English language learners to read and succeed. Ms. Breiseth began her career teaching English to adults in Ecuador with the educational exchange program WorldTeach, and has subsequently […]

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Guest blogger Jen Robinson is a children’s literacy advocate who blogs at Jen Robinson’s Book Page (http://jkrbooks.typepad.com). Her goal is to help parents, teachers, and librarians to encourage children to grow up loving books. To that end, she publishes book reviews and literacy news, as well as a weekly email newsletter dedicated to Growing Bookworms […]

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Guest Blogger Lydia Breiseth is the manager of the bilingual English-Spanish website Colorín Colorado, whose mission is to provide educators and parents with information about teaching English language learners to read and succeed.   Ms. Breiseth began her career teaching English to adults in Ecuador with the educational exchange program WorldTeach, and has subsequently taught English […]

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Guest blogger Jen Kibler-McCabe is a pastor’s wife and cat rancher on the Montana Hi-Line. She has been a blogathonner for four years, blogging for human rights, disaster relief, and environmental advocacy. You can read the results of three of her blogathons as well as join her for the current one at http://khouria.wordpress.com.
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Guest Blogger Lydia Breiseth is the manager of the bilingual English-Spanish website Colorín Colorado, whose mission is to provide educators and parents with information about teaching English language learners to read and succeed. Ms. Breiseth began her career teaching English to adults in Ecuador with the educational exchange program WorldTeach, and has subsequently […]

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Guest Blogger Dale Brown is the Manager of LD OnLine, a website designed to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. LD OnLine features expert advice on learning disabilities and ADHD and a library of research-based information on learning disabilities. Dale is also a well-known author in the learning disability world and her […]

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Guest blogger Shellie Braeuner, a nanny in Nashville, Tenn., is the winner of the first Cheerios® Spoonfuls of Stories® Children’s Book Contest. The contest invites previously unpublished adult authors to submit their stories for a children’s book. First Book Advisory Boards serve as the initial judges and help identify the top 15 – 20 stories […]

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