Author Archive: Sabrina Yussuf

Schools Across Canada Win Copies of Greta Thunberg’s No One is too Small to Make a Difference

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TORONTO, ON: First Book Canada is pleased to announce the results of its fall contest to provide winning classrooms across Canada with copies of climate activist and TIME Person of the Year Greta Thunberg’s NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.   During the month of October, Penguin Random House Canada supported a national... Read more

Canadian children’s author triggers a donation of 280,000 brand new books to kids in need across the Niagara Region

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WELLAND, ON (November 13, 2019) – Working in collaboration with the Niagara Children’s Planning Council (NCPC) and the charitable partner First Book Canada, today Dr. Rumeet Billan announced the donation of over a quarter of a million brand-new books being distributed to children and youth across the region.  Throughout this week,... Read more

Providing Books to Kids Through Ping Pong

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This post was written by Events Intern Sabrina Yussuf. Since 2012, Pongapalooza has been instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for First Book Canada to provide brand new books and educational resources to Canadian children in need. This year was no different! The 8th Annual RBC Capital Markets... Read more