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Holiday Gift Guide is here!

Santa is Coming to Barefoot Books!

Need help deciding what to buy those special people in your life this festive time of year? Stay tuned for our helpful Barefoot Books Gift Guide coming later this week on barefootbooks.com! It will feature fun ideas for every age group so you can treat family and friends alike to some wonderful Barefoot gifts.

Books that give back!

Spooky Recipes!

Barefoot Buzz - Hollywood Moms and Kids Love Barefoot!

Bear heads off to seek his fortune in Hollywood! And guess who he meets up with? That's right - actress Jennifer Garner and daughter Seraphina! They got to hang out with Bear in his "Sunshine"  period for storytime in  Santa Monica, CA on October 14, 2010. Check out the lovely photo as seen on People.com

Happy Halloween!

Sale!

Two Barefoot Books titles have won honours in the 2010 National Parenting Publications Awards. Up, Up, Up! won a Gold award in the Books category while Kids' Garden one an Honors award.

  

Young Fiction Chapter Books

Ahoy there maties!

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the horizon, so we hope you'll be joining us on 19th September for a sailor's hornpipe and a tot of grog!

We'll be celebrating all things pirate with the launch of our latest animated singalong - Portside Pirates. Available from 17th September, the video gives you the perfect excuse to break out the Parrot Puppets and slap on an eye patch for a pirate-themed sale.



Check out our booty:

Pirate books and puzzles

Macaw Puppet

Macaw Finger Puppet



If you need some help with how to be speakin' pirate-like then ne'er be afraid me hearties, there's a website that should help: http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk.



We'd love to see photos and videos of you in full sail, send them to help@barefootbooks.com.


Arrr!

Barefoot News

Barefoot Books' co-founder and CEO Nancy Traversy was interviewed for Boston Globe Magazine's First Person section! The issue hit newsstands this Sunday, but if you didn' t get your hands on a copy, read the interview here.

Get Limed!

Here is something that I found interesting. This website is very unique or at least something that I have not come across before. This website sells trendy jewelry. Now you will be thinking what is so unique about that? This girl has gone crazy. Hold on, I will explain….This site sells only one piece of jewelry at a time. The jewelry is handmade and is limited edition. Even the selling concept is unique, on the website they have the image of the item they are currently selling and next to it are a few small rectangle boxes termed “lime” each lime has a price at which you can buy the item displayed. For example, there is a $3 lime and if you are able to select it than you bought the item for $3 and now that lime is no longer available for others. Each lime has a different price and as each lime gets disabled the price gets higher. The prices in the limes can range anything from $3 and upwards. The best thing is that they have a full refund policy, minus the shipping.

Give a dog a bone!

Count from one to ten with this musical group in Knick Knack Paddy Whack, sung by acclaimed children's performer, Stevesongs!  

Watch the Video.

Special offer for you from Cultural Care Au Pair

Through our classic stories and illustrations, we encourage children to broaden their horizons and to celebrate diversity. These values are very important to us and to our friends at Cultural Care Au Pair, who are committed to helping parents achieve this through quality childcare and a cultural exchange program. They would love to offer you, the chance to learn more about their program and to join at a significant discount. A Cultural Care au pair will teach your children about her home country, and she'll also provide much more: 45 hours of live-in childcare for just $330 per week (per family, not per child) Coverage following a schedule that you decide Help with the children's laundry, meal preparation and room pick-up Assistance driving your kids to lessons, appointments and play dates If you are interested, be sure to apply by July 21, 2010 to receive $850 in savings and a free Nintendo Wii gaming console!

To share this special offer with your community or to learn more about hosting an au pair, visit culturalcare.com today!

Please mention that you heard of this offer from a Barefoot Books' Rep.

Once upon a time and happily ever after . . .

We are interested in hearing your favourite traditional tales for children under five.  Can you please let us know by the end of June if there are any favourites you have that you'd particularly like to see on the Barefoot programme?  Please send us all your thoughts, including animal-themed stories such as The Three Billy Goats Gruff or The Little Red Hen.  Please send a note to help@barefootbooks.com with your most cherished traditional tales.

Fun in the sun and sand!

Set sail for a distant island with a young boy in search of a friend in this I-spy adventure. The rhyme and repetition encourage easy learning, and the surprise at the end will delight young readers.

If You're Happy and You Know It! (Barefoot Books)

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Barefoot Buzz

Looking for a good summer read for your kids?  How about The Story Tree!  This adorable collection of tales has been named on Education.com's Kindergarten Summer Reading Guide. 

Mother's Day

Looking for a great book to market for Mother's Day coming up on May 9th?  Here are a couple Barefoot Books that have inspiring tales of motherhood and are bound to be a wonderful gifts for mothers, grandmothers, or any special woman.

 

Kids’ Garden by Whitney Cohen

Kids' garden is a deck of  cards filled with outdoor fun activities and games. It also contains information on plant care, gardening tools and safety with step-by-step instructions and colorful collages for the little ones. For more information click here.

Also check out Kiwi Magazine's stellar review of best selling title Kids' Garden!

How to subscribe to the Barefoot's podcast

This post will describe how to subscribe and download the latest podcasts from Barefoot Books.

1. Click Here. This will take you to the Podcast page on the Barefoot's website
2. Click on "Subscribe with iTunes" Just below the introduction on the right hand corner. This will open a new window, you can either sign in or create an account, if you do not have one (it's free).
3. On your iPhone store, it will prompt you to subscribe for free.
4. You can now choose to download a single podcast or everything. Everytime a new podcast is released, it is made available in your iTunes podcast builder to download.

Barefoot Reviews

Animal Boogie continues to get exciting buzz!

"This is a must-have..."

Check out the whole review by PEEP, a UK learning organization.

Eco-friendly children books

At Barefoot Books there is a wide range of books to help children understand how they can help the environment. Once such activity book is Whole World Fun Eco Activities. It contains art activities, puzzles, quizzes and games, along with some fun facts about the environment that we live in.

Podcasts NEW!

Barefoot Books now offer podcast of songs and stories from their books. More Details

The Animal Boogie Video from Barefoot Books

Boogie Woogie

Your children will want to hear this story of different animals in an Indian jungle again and again. The Barefoot Books'  The Animal Boogie comes with a CD. The good news is that now it is animated and can be viewed online. 

Ugly Betty

OK I know you are thinking this is a blog about books so what is the show's name doing here. But I heard that it is going to end soon. I so do not want this show to end not until Detty are together!!! DO you think they will be or not?

New books for spring at Barefoots

Who's in the Garden: Peekaboo style, rhyming book introduces animals in the garden.
Octopus Opposites: A colorful book about opposites
The Sounds Around Town
Skip Through the Seasons: Teaches different seasons, months and calenders

Limited Time Offer

Market and sell award winning children books and gifts. At the same time, save on Barefoot Books' Starter Collection. Normal Price $159.99 Offer Price $99.99. Offer ends March 31, 2010.

Once you become a Barefoot Book Ambassador, you will have the opportunity to earn commisions(20/40%) and loyalty points. If you fundraise you earn even more 50% in commisions.

So why wait Join Now!

Stories from the Silk Road

Ages 8 and up
Retold By: Cherry Gilchrist
Illustrated By: Nilesh Mistry


Old tales from Asia retold in an imaginative and colorful way. Suitable for older children. It also has a map of Silk Road which you can follow along with each story. Great detailed pictures to let your imagination run.

Chinese New Year

 

Barefoot Books is celebrating Chinese new year - the year of  the Tiger with their exciting collection of  books and gifts on Chinese cultures and traditions. Take a look

The Princess and White Bear King

 

Ride along with the beautiful princess and the majestic white bear on a voyage in the snowy north. When the young princess inadvertently betrays the mysterious white bear, she must prove her loyalty and strength through a series of trying tasks, in order to regain her lost chance at happiness. Book with CD editions include story read by actress Miranda Richardson.

Ages 5 to 11 years
Retold By: Tanya Robyn Batt
Illustrated By: Nicoletta Ceccoli
Narrated By: Miranda Richardson

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Starlight Sailor

Ages 2 to 6 years
Written By: James Mayhew
Illustrated By: Jackie Morris

A wonderful story book that starts with

"Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight."

The illustrations are magical. It is a timeless classic.

Driving My Tractor

Chug along with a farmer and his tractor on this multi-season animal adventure! A busy farmer picks up fifteen animals along his route, but when his trailer hits a stone, chaos ensues. This colorful book combines simple counting instruction with humor, repetition and rhythm to encourage learning fun.  

Book with CD edition includes song sung by acclaimed children’s performer SteveSongs.

Ages 3 to 7 years
Written By: Jan Dobbins
Illustrated By: David Sim
Sung By: SteveSongs

Barefoot Books

2009 Aesop Accolades: The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales. By Dawn Casey. Illustrated by Anne Wilson. Barefoot Books, 2009.

Ages 5 to 11 yearsCompiled By: Dawn Casey
Illustrated By: Anne Wilson

This is a well-written, educational,greatly illustrated story book which values the Earth through tales from different countries and related activities. As you read the tales you get immersed in the stories and are reminded of the importance of taking care of our planet. It's great to see how other parts of the world view the gift of nature.

It has the added bonus of related activities. This would be a wonderful book for a classroom or for keeping away summer boredom for a family.

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