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Inspiring Livelihood Nancy Traversy, Founder and CEO, shares how she created Barefoot Books seventeen years ago to empower children through art and story. |
March 2010 |
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Best Tools for School 'The Real Princess, A Mathemagical Tale is a wonderful retelling of the Princess and the Pea...the story incorporates seamlessly number recognition and counting.' |
March 2010 |
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Paper Tigers This organisation that promotes cross-cultural understanding talks with Tessa Strickland, Editor in Chief, about how Little Leap Forward went from concept to book. |
March 2010 |
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Baby and Kids Magazine The Beeman helps children 'appreciate the fascinating and essential roles bees play in our ecosystem.' |
February 2010 |
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The Daily Telegraph Kids’ Kitchen receives delicious acclaim by a food critic and her seven-year-old. |
February 2010 |
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Booklist Winter Shadow is a 'beautifully crafted, atmospheric book – slim and inviting for reluctant readers, yet satisfying in itself, especially for animal lovers.' |
February 2010 |
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Inc Magazine Barefoot Books is what entrepreneurial mums want their businesses to be when they grow up. |
November 2006 |
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Oprah Magazine Whole World is featured in Oprah Magazine’s “The O List”. |
February 2008 |
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The Boston Globe Today 1,500 salespeople...account for 20 percent of the company's revenue and represent the fastest-growing sales channel. |
August 2008 |
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Christian Science Monitor In an era when...independent bookstores are being vanquished by the big, bad book chains, Nancy Traversy has so far been victorious. |
March 2009 |
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Mothering Magazine Because the founders of Barefoot began their business while working at home with their own children, they are incredibly insightful and supportive |
March 2009 |
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Better Homes and Gardens [Nancy Traversy's] use of art and story to cultivate children's tolerance, curiosity and imagination guides her company, Barefoot Books. |
September 2005 |
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Print Magazine We have a grassroots philosophy for...making beautiful books and directly reaching the community that wants them |
October 2008 |
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Shelf Awareness Now [Barefoot Books] is bringing the bookstore element back to FAO to the forefront. |
October 2008 |
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The New York Times For the slightly older child, 'The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale' ought to prove a beguiling mix of number lore and fairy tale. |
January 2009 |
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The New York Times Sunday Book Review Little Leap Forward bears witness with the eye of a poet, the ear of a musician, and the transformative imagination of a storyteller. |
November 2006 |
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Publishers Weekly ...this children’s book publisher has reached an agreement with FAO Schwarz...a tourist destination with four million visitors a year. |
April 2008 |
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The Bookseller Barefoot Books in Manhattan! |
April 2008 |
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Chronicle The Barefoot Books Flagship store was featured on Boston's nightly news magazine, Chronicle, on April 17th! |
April 2008 |
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The New York Times Sunday Book Review [One City, Two Brothers]...tells of the origins of the city of Jerusalem...A wistful reminder of the shared traditions of an extraordinary and turbulent city. |
January 2008 |
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Entrepreneur.com Traversy...has accomplished dramatic growth in [Barefoot Books] recently...through a grassroots but global community of more than 1,200 members. |
January 2008 |
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Time Magazine Motherbridge of Love featured as #3 in the Top Ten Children's Books of 2007 |
December 2007 |
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The Balancing Act Nancy Traversy discusses her independent children’s book publishing company...on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television. |
December 2007 |
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The Inc. 5000 We've expanded our list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies...to offer the most comprehensive look ever at the entrepreneurial engine driving the U.S. economy. |
December 2007 |
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Kiwi Magazine [Barefoot Books] consistently creates new books that expose children to diversity and the world around them. |
August 2007 |
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Working Mother Magazine Despite fierce competition in the children's publishing world, Barefoot has carved out a niche by focusing on stories drawn from cultures around the world. |
August 2004 |
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Just One More Book ...Barefoot Books [is] a company that publishes books to inspire and educate our children as the caretakers of tomorrow... |
July 2007 |
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Inc. TV In an industry dominated by Barnes & Noble and Borders, Barefoot Books has thrived by saying no to the major chains. |
February 2007 |
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Work It, Mom! ...Barefoot Books [is] a wonderful and independent publisher of children’s books and gifts that operates in the UK and the U.S. |
April 2007 |
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Urban Baby After watching independent bookstores get swallowed up by big chains with depressing frequency, where can one find unique and children's imaginative books? |
February 2007 |
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The New York Times The [Yoga Pretzels] poses on these jumbo cards were very easy to follow, thanks to clear descriptions and up to five drawings to demonstrate each move. |
December 2006 |
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Publishers Weekly For Traversy, growth is...about finding more customers and being more creative. |
November 2006 |
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Child Debra Messing, mother to son Roman, 2, and Paul McCartney, father of 2-year-old Beatrice, are fans of Barefoot Books. |
October 2006 |
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The Wall Street Journal [Barefoot Books] are not corporate, [they] are a children's publisher. |
September 2004 |
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Boston Magazine ...Barefoot Books brims with fresh, cleverly illustrated titles, and doubles as an independent publishing house...dedicated to the art of old-fashioned storytelling. |
August 2006 |
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Boston Magazine Fortunately this...independent publisher...still emphasises literacy and creative storytelling, matching up unequalled illustrations with cross-cultural tales to create award-winning titles. |
August 2005 |
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Business Week Nancy Traversy discusses how a small eclectic publisher is thriving in an industry dominated by heavyweights. |
May 2005 |
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bloggingbaby.com We were both parents of small children and believed that there was a gap in the market for imaginatively written, beautifully illustrated and impeccably produced children's books... |
2006 |
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Yankee Magazine Richly detailed artwork helps tell the story in tales of cultural traditions and diversity that make up this independent publisher's collection. |
September 2005 |
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Director Barefoot's success has been due in part to a steadfast commitment to its core values and mission, to create beautifully illustrated books with quality content. |
September 2005 |
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Daily Candy Immediately, the little girl soaked up the wit of titles...pursuits...and culture…and their luminous, other-worldly illustrations sparked her artistic fire. |
March 2005 |
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Publishers Weekly Using Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point as its guide to finding ways to make a big impact with a minimum outlay of cash, Barefoot launched its Stallholders home-selling programme. |
March 2005 |
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Sunday Times To increase brand awareness, Barefoot linked with companies complementing its product – those aiming for parents who value a special product over mass-market merchandise. |
February 2005 |
PRESS RELEASES |
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| Yoga Planet Press Release | November 2008 |
| Young Storyteller Competition Press Release | Fall 2008 |
| Arthur of Albion Press Release | April 2008 |
| New Young Fiction Launch Press Release | April 2008 |
| Little Leap Forward Press Release | April 2008 |
| Motherbridge of Love Press Release | July 2007 |
| Barefoot Goes Green Press Release | June 2007 |
| Whole World Press Release | March 2007 |
| One City, Two Brothers Press Release | July 2007 |