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FirstBook

  1. Happy Friday! Tell your friends about all the wonderful work that @FirstBook is doing to end illiteracy! 9:43 AM May 18th via HootSuite
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  4. Who doesn't love a good deal? How about a deal that gets1 million books into the hands of kids in need? ow.ly/aWZ35 10:23 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  5. @FirstBook is currently in Vermont distributing 350,000 books to kids in need! 7:58 AM May 16th via HootSuite
  6. RT @scholastic: This is funny: How a Book is Born - Inforgraphic bit.ly/JsSWqw 7:27 AM May 15th via HootSuite
  7. What do teachers of kids in need say are their biggest concerns when it comes to books? @FirstBook has some data: ow.ly/aRdqG 7:35 AM May 14th via HootSuite
  8. RT @chelseagsummers: My single mom read to me every night she wasn't working. I donated this Mother's Day to firstbook.org @FirstBook 12:49 PM May 13th via HootSuite
  9. Oh, and if you need a last-minute Mother's Day gift, @FirstBook has you covered: ow.ly/aSqpi 7:37 AM May 13th via HootSuite
  10. No one has the power to turn kids into readers like moms. Happy Mother's Day! 7:34 AM May 13th via HootSuite
  11. Books you can eat: ow.ly/aQRLU 11:30 AM May 12th via HootSuite
  12. RT @achoiceforall: Special thanks to @FirstBook, @TD_Foundation & After School Alliance for a $1,000 Banking on Books grant! 10:35 AM May 11th via HootSuite
  13. @bb_blog Thanks for helping promote @FirstBook's Mother's Day campaign! Give the gift of reading in honor of mom: ow.ly/aQNwn 8:22 AM May 11th via HootSuite
  14. RT @readalliance: @WellsFargo We <3 #reading too! @FirstBook does awesome work. 5:50 AM May 11th via HootSuite
  15. Mother's Day is just around the corner Make a donation to First Book in the name of a special mom in your life: ow.ly/aPD9l 12:19 PM May 10th via HootSuite
  16. RT @aunt_feather: Happy Children's Book Wk! Did you know @FirstBook has donated 90 mil books to kids in need? Celebrate by supporting them! 6:46 AM May 9th via HootSuite in reply to Aunt_Feather
  17. RT @lexialearning: Virtual book drive by @FirstBook and @WellsFargo gives kids in need a chance to read their favorite book. Donate @... 4:15 PM May 8th via HootSuite
  18. Maurice Sendak, Author of "Where the Wild Things Are", Dies at 83: ow.ly/aLZiX 8:04 AM May 8th via HootSuite