Looking of more summer book lists? This week you’ll find some fantastic tales for readers in seventh and eighth grade. Sign up to receive more great book lists, tip sheets and summer reading facts from First Book! If you work with kids in need, you can find these titles on... Read more
Mark your calendars for June 20th! It’s National Summer Learning Day – an annual celebration dedicated to promoting the importance of summer learning for all children and helping close the achievement gap. This year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) to share three... Read more
Our favorite picks for summer reading continue this week with a list of the best titles to keep kids in fifth and sixth grade reading during sunny summer days (and cloudy ones, too!) Sign up to receive more great book lists, tip sheets and summer fun from First Book! If... Read more
Ione Skye recently celebrated the launch of her first children’s book “My Yiddish Vacation.” Ione’s generous support of First Book has helped to bring hundreds of books to kids in need. We sat down to talk with her about how her love of books as a child inspired the writing... Read more
We’re bringing you a second week of First Book recommended summer reads! This week you’ll find the best books for kids in third and fourth grade. Sign up to receive more great book lists, tip sheets and summer fun from First Book today! If you work with kids in need,... Read more
Learning may not be on the top of children’s minds as the weather gets warmer and school lets out — but studies have shown that without reading those two to three months put kids behind the next year in school. As we move into the long, hot days of summer,... Read more
Last week, hundreds of thousands of parents, educators and readers of all ages issued a call for more diversity in children’s literature, rallying under the banner of #WeNeedDiverseBooks. The campaign spread quickly from Twitter to media outlets around the world as people shared powerful stories about the need for all... Read more
Welcome to First Book’s celebrity blog series. Each month we will be connecting with influential voices who share a belief in the power of literacy, and who have worked with First Book to curate a unique collection that inspires a love of reading and learning. All recommended books are available... Read more
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