First Book is an award-winning children's literacy organization with a simple mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. The need is great. Children who grow up in poverty have few, if any, books of their own, while 80% of the community programs that serve them have no age-appropriate books at all. Since 1992 First Book has provided more than 50 million new books to children in need in thousands of communities nationwide, but there are still millions of children waiting for our help.

Won't you help First Book give the gift of reading to a child in need by donating today?

Right now through December 31st, you can provide even more new books to kids in need. Every dollar you donate to First Book will be matched by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing with one new book -- up to 1,000,000 new books! Act today and make your gift count twice!

For more information about First Book, please visit:
http://www.firstbook.org/donate