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Today’s guest blog post is from Dr. Mandy Stewart, an assistant professor of bilingual education at Texas Woman’s University. Follow her on Twitter at @DrMandyStewart. How many books have you read in your lifetime? How many picture books did an adult read aloud to you while growing up? Most of... Read more
This piece also appears on The Huffington Post’s Impact blog. Steve White, a volunteer at a local nonprofit, worked through the holidays to ensure that 3,000 kids in need in Denver would have brand-new books of their own at Christmas. Elisa Mayo, the finance coordinator for a school district in... Read more
Shannon Bowers’ son Alex loves Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Shannon gets teary-eyed when they read it together. Someday Alex will grow up, go to college and live out his dreams. Alex gets teary-eyed when Shannon reads too many of the pages. He’s five now. That’s his job.... Read more
First Book and Purina® have teamed up to celebrate two of our favorite things – reading and pets. And we want you to join the fun! Click on the image to download and print our Purina® “PAW”ty Challenge funpage. You’ll find creative activities like drawing, story writing and a book... Read more
New homes, a birthday party and a seaplane … what do these have in common? These are all ways that First Book volunteers got books to kids in need this year. First Book has a network of dedicated and passionate volunteers in hundreds of communities in the U.S. and Canada... Read more
Today’s guest blog post is by Pat Mora, award-winning author and founder of El día le los niños, El día de los libros/Children’s Day, Book Day. All the books Pat recommends are available at deeply discounted prices on the First Book Marketplace to educators and programs serving children in need.... Read more
It was only 6:30 in the morning, but over 100 teachers had already lined up outside of the Children’s Museum of Houston – each eagerly waiting to select new books for their students. “It is hard to describe the lump I had in my throat when I drove up and... Read more
Ever wonder if having books around has any positive side effects? It turns out that, not only for children, but also for teachers, having books available doesn’t have a single positive effect, it has a multitude of them. This study looked at what happens when schools with little to no... Read more
“The biggest challenge our students face is the simple fact that they’ve been told they can’t do it. And so we charge them to have hope.” – Jamelle Settles, Assistant Principal, Robert Burns Elementary School First Book and our friends at JetBlue recently visited one of Michigan’s most struggling schools... Read more
(Update: March 20th, 2014) All funding for the buy one get one free code has been used. First Book has recently been able to offer tons of amazing new Latino cuentos (stories) on the First Book Marketplace – highlighting Latino authors, illustrators, culture, and experience – and we couldn’t be... Read more