First Book- Mahoning Valley

Remember the magic of your first book? Mine was Benjie Engie- a little golden book about a slow locomotive who was given a faster engine so he could speed through the countryside. With the new engine he couldn't see the cows, the children playing, or the flowers anymore. Everything was a blurr. Going through life so quickly tired the engine and made him sick. The engineers brought him in and made him a slow locomotive again. He was happy and fulfilled enjoying the beauty around him.

My mom read me that story so much I had it completely memorized and could flip through the pages as though I were reading word for word by age 2. Are there children you know who have that same opportunity? What about the children who don't have their own books?

Everyone should have a memory of a first book. Our goal at First Book-Mahoning Valley is to create that memory by helping all children read and own their first new book.

Take the time to learn more about us. We meet the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 m at Barnes & Noble in Youngstown, Ohio.
Except this November- we will have a different meeting date due to our current grant cycle.

Interested in learning more? Email me. Visit http://www.firstbook.org/.