Barefoot Books
@BarefootBooks
We create #ChildrensBooks and gifts that celebrate diversity & inclusion and inspire children to be open-hearted, open-minded & creative 📚 #KidLit
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Kidlit author & illus. Illus incl @judyblume @michaelianblack, @LindaSuePark. I WANT TO READ ALL THE BOOKS @Simonkids Sept.17. Mainly on Bluesky & Substack.
✨ Kate DePalma ✨
Senior Editor and picture book author at @BarefootBooks 👣 aka Sunny Scribens ☀️ she or they 🌈
Tara Lazar
Funny #picturebook author of FLAT CAT, 7 ATE 9, BLOOP, mom, 80s fan, #MS #disabled. #STORYSTORM founder. Golden & Crystal Kite recipient. https://t.co/mOKCCWUch6
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Vivian Kirkfield
Writer for children - Reader forever ----Host of #50PreciousWords - Lover of school visits & dark chocolate --Repped by Essie White @StormLiterary
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Celebrate by exploring these amazing stories by @PictureBookGold author Songju Daemicke - Our World: China 🥳 #aapiheritagemonth ArbordaleKids @albertwhitman @barefootbooks
Out now, #PictureBook Marley's Pride by Joëlle Retener(she/they) 🌈🦄, illustrated by I appreciate you., is the gorgeous story of enby Marley who wants to attend their first Pride with their grandparent but has to overcome their fears to do so. Thanks to Antonia Wilkinson Barefoot Books 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⚧️
A big shout out to Publishers Weekly for listing’ Marley’s Pride’🌈 written by Joëlle Retener(she/they) 🌈🦄 and illustrated by DeAnn Wiley in their list of ‘5 New LGBTQ Picture Books for Kids!’ You can view the article here: rebrand.ly/ldz59f7 #LGBT #RepresentationMatters #KidLit
I’m thrilled to be on the author panel for 2024 Barefoot Retreat! buff.ly/49TLqBd via PragmaticMom @barefootBooks #picturebook #author #author visit
I'm lost for words (which NEVER happens!).
Stranded! was just named The 2024 Margaret Wise Brown Prize Honor Book! 🤯 Thank you all so much!
Also congrats to Lucy Ruth Cummins - the recipient of the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature - for the fantastic Our Pool! ❤️
Super duper announcement! 🍀
After the longlist, now we're SHORTLISTED for the 2024 Green Earth Book Award by TheNatureGeneration
Team #GaneshaGoesGreen is grateful for this honour!! Cheers to team Barefoot Books & Lakshmi 🙌🏼 #environmentalstewardship #greenearthbookaward
Thrilled to share that #GaneshaGoesGreen is a 2024 Green Earth Book Award (GEBA) Honor title! 🌟
Congratulations to the entire team!
Thank you, TheNatureGeneration! ♥️
Debasmita Dasgupta
Sharon Belcastro - Agent at Belcastro Agency
Barefoot Books
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Looking for a fun activity this weekend? Join Nathalie Alonso at Astoria Bookshop this Sunday for a reading of her picture book 'Old Clothes for Dinner?!' 🍽️📚 rebrand.ly/na4xipf #Storytime #AstoriaNY #AuthorEvent #BookSigning
#NewIllustrationoftheDay Simplified shapes and rich colours reminiscent both of Clarice Cliff and David McKee in a collage conjuring night outdoors by ‘Estrellita Caracol’. From picturebook Firefly Galaxy by Sarah Nelson about catching & releasing fireflies Barefoot Books
I'm thrilled to be part of the Great Roxbury Book Fair on May 18th, Noon to 5 pm featuring Jacqueline Woodson and Ibram X. Kendi. Anna Staniszewski and I will be representing Barefoot Books as authors. #BookFair #Roxbury
Come say hi to Team Copy Cat (i.e., my mom and sister!) at the SoCal_SCBWI booth at the LA Times Festival of Books Sunday noon-5pm!
#latimesfestivalofbooks #bookfest #kidlit #bookevent @busypbs @steamteambooks @barefootbooks
Acquisition Announcement! Senior Editor Lisa Rosinsky has acquired ‘Numbers’ and ‘Shapes’ — part of our new baby book series ‘First Friends’ (words by Mk Smith Despres and art by Aya Watanabe). Join a daycare class as they count and find shapes! 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Coming Fall 2024!
Happy book birthday to this cute board book series by Aya Khalil from Barefoot Books! Grab your copies from the library or favorite independent book store!
barefootbooks.com/hello-hands
We're SO excited to see artwork from our #singalong picture book ‘The Rattlin’ Bog’ featured in the April issue of Inis magazine by Children's Books Ireland! Congrats to author Jessica Law, illustrator Brian Fitzgerald and performers The Speks! 🇮🇪 #PictureBook #Ireland
Welcome 4 new additions to the Our World series: Colombia, Ireland, Kenya and Ukraine! Written and illustrated by creators with lived experiences in each country, these beautiful board books authentically educate the youngest readers 🌎 rebrand.ly/fvqex3p #BookBirthday
Our Hello, Body! series, written by Aya Khalil, has arrived! Join baby in discovering what hands, feet, faces and bellies can do. 👶 Browse all of our new books here: rebrand.ly/tfss3cp #BookBirthday #BoardBook #NewRelease #NewSeries #KidLit
Happy #BookBirthday to 'Firefly Galaxy' (words by Sarah Nelson and art by Estrellita Caracol)! Venture into a dazzling summer night filled with firefly light with Sofia and her family. ✨ Buy here: rebrand.ly/m25tdxn #NewRelease #KidLit #STEM #NewBook
Sing happy birthday to our new #singalong 'The Rattlin' Bog' (words by Jessica Law, art by Brian Fitzgerald, and sung by The Speks). Explore Irish peat bogs and learn about plant and animal life cycles with educational endnotes 🎶 rebrand.ly/iur0z24 #BookBirthday #NewBook