Today’s blog post comes from Katie Jackson of Cambria Estate Winery in Santa Maria, CA. Katie’s family started Cambria in northern Santa Barbara County 1986, and they are very excited to be one of First Book’s partners in promoting literacy this September and October! Literacy is something that my family has... Read more
“Our kids don’t get to have dreams, aspirations, hopes. They can’t even think about college; it’s not in their minds. That’s why these books are so important. Books are the beginning of everything. You learn about other places, you learn about the world.” — Angela Fedele of the WE CAN... Read more
The goal of any great bedtime story is to inspire sweet dreams. Unfortunately, millions of children never have the opportunity to enjoy a bedtime story because they don’t have books to call their own. First Book and our partner, philosophy ™, believe that every child deserves a bedtime story. That’s why philosophy™... Read more
It’s Back to School Week! If you know of any programs or schools that serve children in need, tell them to sign up with First Book. Eligible programs receive access to the First Book Marketplace, offering new books at 50 to 90 percent off retail prices. And if schools or programs serve... Read more
We had an awesome summer and we hope you did too! The highlight of our summer was our record-breaking distribution of two million books throughout the country in preparation for the new school year. Two million books sounds like a huge number, and it is, but there are millions of... Read more
Today’s blog post is by Erica Perl, First Book’s director of publisher relations and the author of many delightful children’s books. This Sunday is a very special day. It is the birthday of a friend of First Book and of mine, an inspired educator, blogger and children’s books advocate: John... Read more
We hope you’re sitting down, because we have some big news. Today at D23, the annual gathering of the world’s Disney fans, in Anaheim, Calif., our friends at Disney announced that they were donating 8 million new books to First Book. And we will put every single one of those... Read more
Today’s guest blog post is from Julia Falkenstern, a Strategic Alliances coordinator at First Book. Julia works with First Book’s corporate partners to ensure that children from low-income families throughout the country have the opportunity to own new books. This past Saturday marked the kickoff of the third annual dd’s DISCOUNTS... Read more
The Case Foundation is celebrating the end of summer with a back-to-school sweepstakes on Facebook. The winning nonprofit will receive $10,000. So if you want to help First Book get more books to more kids, visit the Case Foundation’s Facebook page and “like” them, then cast your vote for First... Read more
Today’s guest blog post is brought to you by Betty Tam. Betty has served as an intern for First Book over this summer. She is a Senior at the University of Connecticut and share our passion for childhood literacy issues. Last Wednesday I ventured with First Book’s Senior Director of National... Read more