First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides brand-new books and resources to children from low-income families. Welcome to our Tumblr page!Tumblr (3.0; @firstbook)http://firstbook.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/50ede149c63190e9d8192dee941d9fb2/tumblr_molgnv6sP01qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>OWL BABIES!!!!!!</p> <p>Fighting Summer Slide in DC - <span><a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/06/18/jlw-summer-slide/" target="_blank">http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/06/18/jlw-summer-slide/</a></span></p> <p>Photo Courtesy of the Corporation for National and Community Service</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/53279928342http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/53279928342Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:07:07 -0400cncskidsbookstokidssummerslidesummer readingjunior league<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53f6c3ddb223c6c5722974d1e26158dc/tumblr_mocidgxvlJ1qiah05o2_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>The lack of diversity in kids’ books is a real problem for many kids in need. To become strong readers, they need to see themselves in books and stories.<br/><br/>Today, at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting,  First Book proposed a solution.<br/><br/>READ MORE: <a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/06/13/lack-of-diversity-in-kids-books-and-how-to-fix-it/" target="_blank">http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/06/13/lack-of-diversity-in-kids-books-and-how-to-fix-it/</a></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52885117271http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52885117271Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7b4d9b43b3c7a4c09fcff098daec7c8/tumblr_mo6uyiCWZz1qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52639312822http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52639312822Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:51:54 -0400bookbooksreadingcivil rightsArne Duncan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bcb1519acbaa350f4e0923d798d0c5c0/tumblr_mnzf0y7KYs1qiah05o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/03/11/the-stories-for-all-project-putting-our-money-where-our-mouth-is/" target="_blank">Stories For All Project</a></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52310171756http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52310171756Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:24:34 -0400the stories for all projectbim adewunmi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7b0f6f4fda0a4b1fc4fc14f8fe46d1c2/tumblr_mnxk20m0mI1qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52230135992http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52230135992Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:18:00 -0400summerslidereadingsummer readingchildren<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e21faa4feb77982bb212540da18a819c/tumblr_mnvi8jkNH31qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Absolutely beautiful.</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52141145734http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52141145734Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:43:31 -0400booksthank you letterawesome<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71bd87f97c18a0ab522214ccd48a7dd1/tumblr_mntry31pG01qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you to ALL our volunteers that participated in <a href="http://storify.com/FirstBook/books2bronx" target="_blank">#books2bronx</a> and for all those who will take part in <a href="http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1360573.jsp" target="_blank">#books2denver</a> in two weeks!</p> <p>(Image Courtesy of VolunteerMatch.com)</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52063329487http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/52063329487Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:18:03 -0400volunteervolunteer matchbooks2kidsbooks2bronxbooks2denverinspiration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/090d591d3815bf60980e8b2aab1ac0a4/tumblr_mnog4mrP621qkvdxlo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dailyn3w.tumblr.com/post/51820434787/http-bit-ly-fightsummerslide" target="_blank"> </a></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/FightSummerSlide" target="_blank"><a href="http://bit.ly/FightSummerSlide" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/FightSummerSlide</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51820573235http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51820573235Fri, 31 May 2013 15:16:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0d0e26aa866861dd87df01720cab8ce/tumblr_mnkfeyPaBY1qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><span>Join with us in fighting Summer Slide with the most effective (and multiple-study-proven) tool: giving kids access to books.</span></p> <p><a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/29/kids-who-read-beat-summer-slide/" target="_blank"><span>Tell me more…</span></a></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51645721983http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51645721983Wed, 29 May 2013 11:08:00 -0400summerslidesummer readingbooksBooks to kids in needreadinggalleycat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d161796f411ecd372f94be4621cef366/tumblr_mnj2g3vwKp1qiah05o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Please share with any educators you know! Our donors have been so generous and we have SO MANY books to offer - <a href="http://register.firstbook.org/?sc=rbpage" target="_blank">Register</a></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51587328522http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51587328522Tue, 28 May 2013 17:31:00 -0400educationfree booksteacherseducators<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/afce57a5fab14b025d0badce2b818c61/tumblr_mnban9rBPn1qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51232989583http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51232989583Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:33 -0400kids in needbooksBooks to kids in need<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5bf21ee21a63899efba1adf6b2fb300a/tumblr_mn9ce9LihP1qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://on.fb.me/16QAZMX" target="_blank">More Photo</a><a href="http://on.fb.me/16QAZMX" target="_blank">s</a> for First Book’s L.A. Book Distribution</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51151911910http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51151911910Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61103efef17f1cdf5474e80595384c6a/tumblr_mn7lajgZdD1qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/22/kylezimmercommencementspeechsaintmaryscollege/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51077636648http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/51077636648Wed, 22 May 2013 12:47:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84195aa42e0f2b5f3626e42ddffe0efc/tumblr_mn5q08GFmn1qiah05o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50996516419http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50996516419Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:00 -0400oklahoma RedCross Red Cross disaster tornado Moore support<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/64bcf5653b62a384ad1109266f85a5a6/tumblr_mn3xhdsp5o1qiah05o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“I was being taken around by one of the school bus drivers. As we passed his house—a single story dwelling not much larger than an average two-car garage—he turned to me.</p> <p>‘Know how many kids we have living with us?’</p> <p>I shook my head.</p> <p>‘Eleven,’ he said. ‘Only four of them are ours. The rest are all kids who were homeless.’</p> <p><span>I just nodded. He wasn’t looking for praise, simply letting me know how things were. The traditional Lakota way is to view all children as your own, to care for any child in need.</span></p> <p>Then he smiled. ‘Today,’ he said, ‘every one of those kids is going to get a book.’” (<a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/04/18/stories-for-all-project-native-american-author-joseph-bruchac/" target="_blank">Read More</a>)</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50917467666http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50917467666Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:00 -0400joe bruchacthe stories for all projectNative American Literaturebooks<p>Thank you so much for asking and for your generosity with your books!</p> <p>First Book, however, only offers new titles.</p> <p>Working with new books allows us to catalog every book available to educators, guarantee their condition and quality, and lets the educator choose what books they need, how many and when they would like the books shipped to their door.</p> <p>We moved over 10 million titles last year in this way!</p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50916352617http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50916352617Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11d1e907e1bd6e0e764f24e085c9da9e/tumblr_mmwddqlIbg1qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<span>First Book’s mission to make books accessible to low-income families is very close to my heart. It fills me with joy to hear that such an organization exists. Books are more than important, they fill a basic need in low-income communities—the need to connect to the world. Books for children of poverty represent hope.” <a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/08/stories-for-all-project-guadalupe-garcia-mccall/" target="_blank">Read More</a></span></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50580186009http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50580186009Thu, 16 May 2013 11:22:00 -0400the stories for all projectGuadalupe Garcia McCalllibrarylibrariesNational Library Weekbooksliteracy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d3253d10964883a9648c9798d62d27e8/tumblr_mmun8hPrTn1qiah05o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50504387370http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50504387370Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:18 -0400childrens book weekmost beloved books<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/25818ffe411722f9ad09244565960952/tumblr_mmrb7mNQXd1qiah05o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Leaves sail through the air/like lazy </span><em>mariposas</em><span>,” I say, and the bilingual children smile as they imagine lazy butterflies. Those children delight in sharing their linguistic knowledge. They feel included, a feeling we all appreciate. <a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/01/the-stories-for-all-project-latina-author-pat-mora/" target="_blank">Read More…</a></span></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50369257456http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/50369257456Mon, 13 May 2013 17:47:46 -0400Pat MoraKidlitThe Stories For All ProjectFirst Book<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96d08563943174b2b9d34d3500f6eaf1/tumblr_mmhkzaUlnF1qiah05o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Courtesy of the Thea Foundation, founded by Linda and Paul Leopoulos shortly after the untimely death of their daughter Thea Kay. The Thea Foundation connects young people to the power of visual art, dance, drama, and creative writing across Arkansas and beyond. <a href="http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/07/what-i-learned-from-bill-clinton-how-to-prepare-yourself-for-the-future/" target="_blank">Read More</a></span></p>http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/49937865561http://firstbook.tumblr.com/post/49937865561Wed, 08 May 2013 11:42:46 -0400