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 America [...]
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First Book Celebrates Children’s Book Week with Leonard Marcus!
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Podcast
Tags: Anne Carroll Moore·Children's Book Week·Leonard Marcus·Minders of Make-Believe·Ursula Nordstrom
First Book Podcast: “Library Lion” Author Michelle Knudsen!
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Podcast
In honor of National Library Week, First Book recently had the opportunity to chat with best-selling children’s book author (and fan of libraries) Michelle Knudsen! Her New York Times bestseller, the award-winning Library Lion (Candlewick, 2006; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes) has become an instant classic with kids, teachers, and librarians alike! Click the Play Now [...]
A “Golden” Moment: First Book chats with Author Leonard Marcus!
November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with well-known children’s books historian and author, Leonard Marcus, about the creation of his just-published history of the best-selling Little Golden Books series, Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children’s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became An American Icon Along the Way (Random House.) Who doesn’t remember the [...]
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First Book on National Public Radio
June 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment · First Book Events, Literacy, Podcast
On Friday, First Book was featured on the National Public Radio business & economics program, Marketplace! The story highlights our work with publishers and literacy groups around the country to provide books for children in need. It includes interviews with First Book’s President, Kyle Zimmer; Alexandra Nash from Candlewick Press; and Cynthia Kirkpatrick, founder of [...]
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First Book Podcast with Joshua Prince
May 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading, Podcast
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Joshua Prince, author of I Saw an Ant in the Parking Lot, from Sterling Publishing. Joshua is one of the many authors who will be doing a book signing at the First Book booth at BookExpo America, the annual book industry convention that is being held this [...]
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First Book Podcast with Doreen Cronin
December 8th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Podcast
We recently had the pleasure to interview children’s book author Doreen Cronin. Doreen is the author of nine wonderful, bestselling picture books, including Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Duck for President; Diary of a Worm; Diary of a Spider; Wiggle; and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book. Thanks to Cheerios and their Spoonfuls [...]
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Fast Company Podcast with Kyle Zimmer
December 5th, 2006 · No Comments · Podcast, Social Entrepreneurship
As some of you might already know, First Book has been honored with two highly prestigious awards in the last month. Firstly, our President and co-founder, Kyle Zimmer, was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the United States by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Kyle will be attending an awards ceremony in early [...]
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First Book Podcast with Martin Waddell
November 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Authors & Illustrators, General, Podcast
I recently had the honor of speaking with award-winning children’s author Martin Waddell, who is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary writers of books for young people. Some of Martin’s books include Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? and Farmer Duck, both of which were awarded the Smarties Book Prize. Recently honored with the [...]
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First Book Podcast With Susan Wojciechowski
November 18th, 2006 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Podcast
We are excited to have as our special guest in First Book’s podcast series this week Susan Wojciechowski — award-winning author of numerous books for children, including: the Beany series, the ALA Notable Book of the Year The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and The Best Halloween of All. During her interview, Susan discussed her [...]
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First Book Podcast with Kate DiCamillo
November 17th, 2006 · 16 Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Podcast
We are thrilled to present our special guest in First Book’s podcast series this week, Kate DiCamillo — award-winning author of many well-loved children’s titles, including: the Mercy Watson series, the Newbery Honor-winning Because of Winn Dixie and the Newbery Award-winning The Tale of Despereaux. Most recently, Kate was honored with the Horn Book and [...]
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