Thank you School Library Journal
for appreciating my little OUR WOLRD: #VIETNAM book, beautifully illustrated by #XuanLe: "A meaningful addition for libraries highlighting global family stories." So lovely. #barefootbooks www.slj.com/review/our-w...
So pleasantly surprised to learn that my little Our World:#Vietnam is on the #TheScotsman #best new children's books to read this Christmas! "Whether children will be travelling to Vietnam or not they are sure to find a real feast of delights here." #barefootbooks
'Thank You, Old Oak' is available August 26! 🌳🦊
A charming story about the lifecycle of a mother tree and the creatures who rely on her.
#NewBooks #PictureBooks #BarefootBooks #IndiePublishers #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks
New book! “Our World: Iceland”
Come spend a day with us as we travel to the Icelandic countryside to visit amma and afi. Perfect for the youngest readers in the family. ☺️
@barefootbooks.bsky.social @loaboratorium.bsky.social
#ævarsbækur #loaboratorium #barefootbooks #childrensbooks #iceland
Eeekk, the cover of my latest!! A little board book with cute illustrations by #XuanLe (part of the #OurWorld series by #BarefootBooks).
Hope to see you! I'm Signing Books at ALA 2025 in Philly!
buff.ly/SmcA0Fj via @pragmaticmom
#ALA2025 #ALA @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social #BarefootBooks
Local to Concord, MA?! Join #BarefootBooks in celebrating Concord250 this weekend with crafts, story times, and StoryWalks around town. And buy our new picture book, 'Rise Up!' 🌟🇺🇸📚
So glad this little gem has made such a big impact! ‘Too Green!’ explores a child trying new foods with mummy, mamma and pet cat.
Thank you @bankstreet.edu for including this amongst the other excellant titles.
#boardbooks #barefootbooks #kidslit
educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...
So excited to share the news that this little Board Book ‘That’s Mine!’ is now available as bilingual board books in a number of languages! #bilingualbooks #boardbooks #language #barefootbooks
#PictureBookFriday blogpost features #MessageInTheMooncake by #SapphireChow & #XiaojieLiu published by #barefootbooks Thanks for my review copy @antswilkinson.bsky.social
#UkKidLit #KidLitUK
vsviewfromthebookshelves.home.blog/2025/02/07/p...
Apparently it's #ShelfieDay, which is celebrated on the fourth Wednesday in January for book lovers to share their favourite books, so here's some of my shelves and favourite books.
#ILoveBooks #ReadBannedBooks #DiverseBooks
#ILikeBigBooks #KidLit #BarefootBooks
MESSAGE IN THE MOONCAKE from #BarefootBooks "has danger and excitement and a relatable protagonist, despite taking place practically one thousand years ago” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/21/m...
The #OurWorld #boardbook series from #BarefootBooks expands now to MEXICO and INDIA and "have managed to be both culturally accurate and developmentally appropriate, a high bar indeed for board books!” flyingoffmybookshelf.blogspot.com/2024/12/our-...
From #BarefootBooks
AYO’S ADVENTURE ACROSS THE AFRICAN DIASPORA "does a wonderful job of introducing new cultures and customs to kids, allowing them to expand their worldview” #BarefootBooks kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2024/12/ayos...
"An informative and celebratory, multigenerational story of swimming” KWESI AND NANA RUBY LEARN TO SWIM from #BarefootBooks for ages 4-8 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
"Kwesi learns about segregation—and its lingering consequences for Black Americans” when KWESI AND NANA RUBY LEARN TO SWIM from #BarefootBooks www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/kwes...
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! from #BarefootBooks offers a "notably inclusive look at the great American pastime” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
"An exceptional book about #Ramadan that celebrates the breaking of the daily fast and the sharing of the transcendent power of food” says the #StarredReview of RAMADAN ON RAHMA ROAD from #BarefootBooks www.slj.com/review/ramad...
RISE UP! from #BarefootBooks is a "fact-filled and delightfully rendered picture book [of] 25 moments of protest, resistance & revolution [led to] emancipation from slavery, women’s rights, safe foods, environmental protection & minority voting rights" lithub.com/the-most-ant...
It's a new year with new #kidsbooks on the way! Coming from #BarefootBooks RAMADAN ON RAHMA ROAD is a " tasty Ramadan treat” of a #picturebook for ages 5-11 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Coming from #BarefootBooks In "informative and celebratory, multigenerational” KWESI AND NANA RUBY LEARN TO SWIM “a young Black boy and his grandmother become confident swimmers” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
JOY TO THE WORLD from #BarefootBooks is a "sweet journey...to 13 countries & cultures that features how families celebrate Christmas. The ultra-colorful illustrations fill each page, complete with borders that represent traditional fabrics, tile work, or flora” www.slj.com/review/joy-t...
Hello #writingcommunity. My reach here is so very low. If anyone sees this, would love a little support. I want to reach out to the amazing #librarians and #teachers out there fighting for diversity in publishing.
Pre-orders and ARC requests now available.
#Weneeddiversebooks #debut #barefootbooks
Cover of Who's Writing This Story?! shows alternative visions of the 3 little pigs and big bad wolf, with cartoon of author Robin Newman and a pair of crayons, illustrated by Deborah Zemke
Our Nippa Hut cover shows Philippine landscape with red roofed nipa hut and family doing yard chores under a darkening sky in illustration by Gabriela Larios 7 written by Rachell Abalos
Congratulations to @crestonbooks.bsky.social for #HumorAward for WHO'S WRITING THIS STORY?! and to #BarefootBooks for OUR NIPPA HUT, winner of #IllustrationAward, both winners of The Northern Lights Book Award i 2024 northerndawnawards.com/2024-norther...
#CollectionDevelopment alert! Coming in February from #BarefootBooks #picturebook RAMADAN ON RAHMA ROAD: A RECIPE STORYBOOK "leans into sensory perceptions...easy-to-follow recipes &...vibrant illustrations [to] showcase the diversity of global cuisines” www.publishersweekly.com/9798888593646
Behind the artistic scenes for creating AYO'S ADVENTURE from #BarefootBooks www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...
Great to see @brittlepaper.bsky.social features both THE DJINN’S APPLE from @neemtreepress.bsky.social & I’LL SEE YOU IN IJEBU from #BarefootBooks on its 100 Notable African Books of 2024 list! brittlepaper.com/100-notable-...
Congratulations to #BarefootBooks! @bookstagang's Best Bookshelf Builder Award of 2024 goes to MARLEY'S PRIDE
