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Posted in: Author Voices
On January 7, the First Book family celebrated the El Deafo premiere on AppleTV, written and illustrated by long-time friend, donor, and author Cece Bell. Truly a wonderful human being and supporter of First Book, Cece and her husband Tom Angleberger, have always been generous when it comes to the First Book mission an...
Read more about Meet Cece Bell – First Book Friend, Author & AppleTV Superstar
Posted in: Press Room
Collaboration Will Equip Young People in Low-Income and Historically Excluded Communities with the Opportunities and Tools to Create Change Program Kicks Off with Actionable New Changemaking Resources for Educators January 18, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – First Book, the largest online community of educators serving kids...
Read more about First Book and Ashoka Join Forces with Swiss Haute Horlogerie Manufacturer Audemars Piguet to Launch Initiative to Inspire Youth as Changemakers
Posted in: Our Partners
In low-income households, the ratio of books is 1 book per 300 children. To put that number in perspective, in middle-income households, there are approximately 13 books per child. The gap is eye-opening and hard to digest, which is why the partnership between StoryBook Treasures and First Book is so crucial. Together...
Read more about How StoryBook Treasures Creates Engaged Readers
Posted in: Thought Leadership
Guest post written by Kyle Zimmer, President, CEO & Co-founder of First Book. Kyle is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council . This article was originally published on Forbes . Nonprofits are tackling humanity’s most complex problems — but without the fundamental infrastructure afforded our private sector counterpart...
Read more about Why The Nonprofit Sector Can No Longer Dance Around Infrastructure Challenges
Posted in: Author Voices
Guest blog post written by Jennifer Torres, an award-winning author who writes stories about home, friendship, and unexpected courage inspired by her Mexican-American heritage . One of my favorite parts of the school and library presentations I get to give comes when I click on a slide showing a big bowl of masa, anoth...
Read more about Making Tamales with Author, Jennifer Torres
Posted in: Press Room
On Thursday, December 16, a virtual conversation between Kevin Hart and six students from his alma mater elementary school will stream to the entire Philadelphia School District. Random House, First Book to donate over 1,000 copies of Marcus Makes a Movie to Philadelphia schools. New York, NY (December 15, 2021) —In pa...
Read more about Actor, Comedian, And Author Kevin Hart to Visit Hometown For a Major Virtual Event With Philadelphia School District For Debut Children's Book MARCUS MAKES A MOVIE
Posted in: Press Room
Multiyear literacy campaign aims to enhance reading instruction; engage parents, families, and communities; and distribute 1 million books to kids across the country WASHINGTON, D.C. — This holiday season, the American Federation of Teachers is launching a multiyear literacy campaign called “Reading Opens the World,” d...
Read more about AFT Launches Multiyear, Multimillion-Dollar ‘Reading Opens the World’ Campaign to Spark the Love of Reading
Posted in: Focus on First Book, Our Partners
Throughout the last two years, families have learned first-hand what it takes to keep a child engaged in reading and education. Some of the challenges faced are new, and specific to the current state of affairs; other challenges, while perhaps not new are now compounded in an already tough learning environment. With wi...
Read more about Our Favorite Family Engagement Resources
Posted in: Press Room
National nonprofit raising $1 million in donations to provide 1 million book s to kids in need for the holidays . November 15, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, First Book, the largest online community of educators serving kids in poverty, announced the launch of its annual holiday giving campaign to raise $1 million to...
Read more about 3rd Annual Give a Million Holiday Fundraising Campaign
Posted in: Author Voices
Ruth Chan is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, several of which are featured on First Book’s Marketplace. We sat down to chat with Ruth, a First Book favorite author, to learn more about what inspires her characters, how she develops ideas, and what message of encouragement she wants to share...
Read more about Celebrating the Written Word with Ruth Chan