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	Homemade Mothering Check out this sweet review of Over in the Meadow, our award-winning singalong!	April 2012
	Education.com Learn which of our books Education.com calls a 'perfect read for Earth Day.'	April 2012
	The New Yorker Read this review of the Barefoot World Atlas app featured on The New Yorker blog!	April 2012
	Boston.com Learn why the Barefoot Books Concord Studio and other Boston area bookstores were named the # 1 reason why local bookstores beat Amazon.	April 2012
	Homemade Mothering Learn which of our books this blog calls a 'beautifully illustrated tale of how mother nature creates and protects our wonderful planet.'	April 2012
	Education.com Education.com lauds Lola's Fandango as 'a great story about finding your inner voice.'	April 2012
	Playground Blog 'Barefoot World Atlas will engage the smallest kids up through grade school. My 5th grader has literally spent hours working through all of the geographic info.'	April 2012
	The New York Times 'Barefoot World Atlas($8 on iPads)is a nicely designed atlas for children, featuring high-quality photos, videos and text that is well suited to both older and younger children.'	March 2012
	Wired Momma Learn more about why this popular blogger thinks our Barefoot World Atlas app is 'crazy cool'!	March 2012
	Scool Library Journal Read this glowing review of Barefoot World Atlas app from School Library Journal!	March 2012
	Mashable Famous tech blog Mashable names Barefoot World Atlas one of the Best 10 apps for the new iPad!	March 2012
	Cool Mom Tech Learn why this popular mom blogger says 'Wow. There is a lot here to discover' about our new app for iPad!	March 2012
	Apple'N'Apps Barefoot World Atlas 'is one of the best exploration apps there is, with so much to explore in such an intuitive way. Anyone can enjoy using and learning from this app, and it provides a brilliant atlas for your household', says this review.	March 2012
	The Boston Globe Check out this story detailing why Barefoot Books and Touch Press seized the opportunity to enhance the Barefoot World Atlas app for the new iPad.	March 2012
	Direct Selling News Take a look at this feature to learn about Barefoot Books’ unique history and how our Ambassadors are earning income for their families doing what they love to do.	March 2012
	Frog Mom Check out this rave St. Patrick's Day themed review of our anthology Tales from Old Ireland	March 2012
	Cool Mom Picks See which of our books that teach children about African culture is featured on this popular site!	February 2012
	Working Mums One of our Ambassadors in the UK is featured in this article on the popular Working Mums site. Learn why Nicola changed her career and is now thriving as a Barefoot Books Ambassador.	February 2012
	Wired Momma Take a look at this fun article by this popular blogger and learn why her family has fallen in love with Barefoot Books.	February 2012
	Yahoo! See why the Barefoot Books Studios are featured in this article about bookstores that will stand the test of time.	February 2012
	Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine See which of our books are featured for lovely new baby delights!	February 2012
	Publishers Weekly This feature story discusses why our focus on selling books through trade, bookstores and direct sellers known as Ambassadors, has helped Barefoot succeed in today’s challenging publishing industry.	January 2012
	Muddy Stilettos See what this influential reviewer thinks of our Oxford Studio and be tempted by the picture of the divine chocolate cake.	January 2012
	Televisual Three Barefoot Books stories will be presented in five countries via the BBC children’s show CBeebies, as well as being made into short illustrated films and shown on BBC Worldwide.	January 2012
	BBC CBeebies Watch as a BBC CBeebies presenter brings Emily’s Tiger to life.	January 2012
	Babbleabout Six of our books, including Lola’s Fandango and The Boy Who Grew Flowers, are praised in this article for their 'meaningful stories together with beautiful artwork'.	January 2012
	Parents in Touch Check out the reviews of six of our books that are considered to 'give children a graded introduction to reading'.	January 2012
	Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine This influential parent magazine reviewed the Barefoot Books World Atlas: 'This kidcentric map collection is engaging and informative'.	January 2012
	Edge Online Co-founder and CEO Nancy Traversy is featured in this business magazine where her open and collaborative management style at Barefoot Books is described.	January 2012
	Parents in Touch A number of our independent readers, including Walking through the Jungle, have been reviewed by this wonderful UK site.	January 2012
	The Suburbanite Bear’s Busy Family takes center stage at the Canton Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Land 2012 Series, where a trio of musicians “will use approachable themes to introduce children to different instruments.”	January 2012
	Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine I Took the Moon for a Walk earned the acclaim of being one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by the editors of Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine.	December 2011
	Booklist Booklist named Lola’s Fandango an Editor’s Choice, one of the year’s best children’s books.	December 2011
	Ciao Bambino The Barefoot Books World Atlas made this popular site’s Holiday Gift Guide.	December 2011
	The Boston Globe Have a look at the Boston Globe’s picks for best children’s books of the year and discover the Barefoot Books World Atlas on the list!	December 2011
	The Good Life with Forbes & Riley Get more insight into Nancy Traversy’s colourful background and how she’s helping people 'rediscover a love of children’s books' in this broadcasted interview.	December 2011
	The Telegraph In this review, Nick Crane’s World Atlas is celebrated as 'one of the most appealing of this year’s books'.	December 2011
	InCulture Parent See what this popular multi-cultural parenting expert thinks of our Barefoot Books World Atlas...'one of those books that will grow with your child over time...'	December 2011
	Waitrose Weekend In this interview, Nick Crane, author of the Barefoot Books World Atlas, explains how his passion for walks through the Norfolk countryside as a child led to his exploration of the world as an adult.	December 2011
	The Times 'Budding geographers of 7+ will relish World Atlas by Nick Crane and David Dean', says this review.	November 2011
	The Guardian Nick Crane, author of Barefoot Books World Atlas, gives his list of the top 10 books about the planet.	November 2011
	No Time for Flash Cards Carrie Anne, a mother of three, writes about the illustrations in Clare Beaton’s Nursery Rhymes, 'Each image is a collage of fabric, like a story sewn in a family quilt'.	November 2011
	Everything Mom The Prince’s Bedtime is featured on this blog as a great book for kids and something mums can relate to as well.	November 2011
	Everything Mom See how this mum blogger took Port Side Pirates! 2 in a Box Puzzles and turned it into a 'Parenting How-To'.	November 2011
	Juno Magazine Have a look at what the editor of Juno Magazine thinks of the Oxford Studio.	November 2011
	BBC Breakfast Nick Crane, author of Barefoot Books World Atlas, is featured on this national BBC programme discussing the book and why it is important for children to explore the world. No video available.	November 2011
	The Today Show Barefoot Books is featured on this national news program for making a donation of new books to the annual Today Show Toy Drive for children in need. Can you name all of the Barefoot books featured in this segment?	November 2011
	Blog Talk Radio In this interview, Nancy Traversy talks about what makes Barefoot Books unique in the publishing industry and how the Ambassador opportunity enables thousands of people to earn extra income by selling Barefoot in their community.	November 2011
	BBC Radio Oxford Nancy Traversy and Tessa Strickland are the featured guests on this popular radio show. They discuss the challenges of starting Barefoot, and share some insights about Barefoot’s newest chapter—the opening of the Oxford Studio.	October 2011
	Time to Craft Blog See lovely pictures from this blogger whose family visit to the new Oxford Studio felt like a 'magical' trip into art and story.	October 2011
	Oxford City Guide Learn how Barefoot Books transformed a building in Oxford into a 'children’s paradise', complete with a colourful space for yoga, craft workshops and, of course, storytime.	September 2011
	Junior Magazine Pictures and praise for the Oxford Studio: 'Budding bookworms will relish the chance to explore the exciting new storytelling space'.	September 2011
	Momfilter This interview reveals some fascinating details about the life of our CEO and co-founder, Nancy Traversy. Read on to learn how bungee jumping and other life adventures have influenced Barefoot Books' business.	August 2011
	Picture Books and Pirouettes “Lola’s Fandango received this glowing review: 'The book's vibrant illustrations beautifully capture the movement and emotion in the story, and they somehow mesh reality and whimsy together into a style that really works'.	August 2011
	Working Mother 'Entrepreneur mom Nancy Traversy doesn’t believe that books can only be sold in big chain stores, or, for that matter, that feet belong in shoes. Here's how she grew a business along with her family on two sides of the Atlantic.'	August 2011
	Booklist Booklist awarded Lola’s Fandango a starred review, proclaiming author Anna Witte and illustrator Micha Archer 'hit all the right notes here'. Stay tuned for Lola’s debut Autumn 2011.	July 2011
	BBC Radio Bristol Our Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Tessa Strickland is featured as the lunchtime guest talking about culture, the unique and colorful history of Barefoot and how children’s books are created.	June 2011
	Junior Magazine UK Check out which of our titles was lauded with The 2011 Junior Design Award by this wonderful parent magazine in the UK!	May 2011
	Simple Bites Learn how this popular food blogger suggests families help build a healthy food culture and why some of our books are featured.	May 2011
	Dance Advantage Dance Advantage says, 'Artist Rebecca Guay’s rich illustrations, teachers and lovers of ballet will be happy to know, depict dancers in aesthetically and anatomically accurate poses and leaps.'	May 2011
	Cool Mom Picks 'If you have a thing for great picture books, you are going to want to have this for your collection', proclaim the editors of Cool Mom Picks about The Gift.	April 2011
	Spanglish Baby Read this fun review of some of our multi-lingual titles, along with an interview with Laurie Krebs, author of many of our Travel the World titles.	April 2011
	Skipping Stones A fun review of Kids’ Garden activity deck is featured in this multicultural magazine.	March/April 2011
	Direct Selling News Europe Learn about Barefoot’s history and story, along with the growth of its direct selling program, in this feature.	March 2011
	baystateparent Check out the Barefoot Books Studio in Concord, MA in this fun and inspiring profile of our co-founder and CEO, Nancy Traversy, who was named the 'Mom Who Rocks' by this popular family magazine.	March 2011
	Bird on the Street A former teacher and popular mommy blogger praises Barefoot for its beautifully illustrated children’s books and explains why Barefoot books are adored by children with impaired vision.	March 2011
	Groovy Green Livin' Writer Lori Popkewitz Alper offers an in-depth look at all things Barefoot. This post features profiles of the flagship store and company, reviews of her family’s favourite Barefoot books, as well as how to become a Barefoot Books Ambassador.	February 2011
	Enterprising Women Our mompreneur co-founder and CEO, Nancy Traversy, is featured in this business magazine.	February 2011
	Green Child Magazine In the debut issue of Green Child Magazine, Nancy Traversy discusses Barefoot’s history as a pioneer in children’s publishing and how she balances motherhood with running a business.	February 2011
	Children's Book Browser A review of My Daddy is a Pretzel sBarefoot’s signature 'colourful and fun' illustrations and praises author and yoga master Baron Baptiste for 'balancing info and ideas for parents with fun for kids'.	February 2011
	Babble Co-founder and CEO, Nancy Traversy, was selected as a top Mompreneur and Barefoot Books ranked high at #3 on the books and media industry list. We were the only independent children’s publisher chosen to receive this honour!	February 2011
	Ziptivity Ziptivity founder Cary McMillan raves about a class she attended with her children at our Studio in Concord, MA. She writes, 'the event was arguably one of the most enriching and engaging activities I have witnessed my children attend thus far'.	February 2011
	36 Pages 'I like to cut paper as much as the next illustrator, but the work of Rob Ryan in The Gift is insane! …A gift it is…' proclaims famous illustrator and designer Craig Frazier.	January 2011
	Direct Selling News Europe This feature highlights Barefoot's charitable work with Book Aid and First Book. 'These philanthropic partnerships illustrate Barefoot Books’ commitment to giving back by supporting charities that help educate children through stories and art'.	January 2011
	SpanglishBaby A review of the popular Bear series lauds the bilingual books for their 'vibrant' illustrations and simple sentences that 'introduce key vocabulary' related to themes of the seasons, family and shapes.	January 2011
	The Times 'For those of you who haven’t discovered this publisher, it is one of my favourites for children,' writes children’s book editor in this review of The Gift and Barefoot Books.	December 2010
	Smithsonian Magazine Two of our new titles were selected as Notable Books for Children.	December 2010
	Scholastic Parent and Child Lin Yi’s Lantern is featured as a Fun Finds Holiday pick.	December 2010
	European Direct Selling News This feature, The Last Word on Books, is by Barefoot Books’ Co-founder and CEO Nancy Traversy.	December 2010
	The Today Show Barefoot Books made a donation to the Today Show Toy Drive. Can you tell which books are featured on the show?	November 2010
	Picture Books and Pirouettes The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories and a Q&A with its authors Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple are featured on this popular dance blog.	November 2010
	Early Childhood News Making Storytime Memorable: Tips for Families.	October 2010
	The Republican American In this article, 'Selling Books, Giving Away Knowledge,' Barefoot Books Ambassador Debra Clark is featured.	October 2010
	The Daily Mail 'A book to re-energise your life' is what the reviewer for one of the UK’s largest papers calls The Gift.	November 2010
	The Boston Globe Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner and daughter Seraphina enjoyed a Barefoot book together while on a stroll in their neighborhood. Many hollywood parents are fans of Barefoot!	October 2010
	Good Morning America Barefoot Books is featured on the Good Morning America segment, 'The Secrets to Direct Sales Success', profiling our books and a Barefoot Books Ambassador.	September 2010
	The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine 'We felt there was a need for books that expose children to the values and traditions of other cultures.'	August 2010
	Work It, Mom! 'The Barefoot Books ambassador program is so well-suited to parents who are juggling work and family...the importance of connecting with your children and parenting is certainly on everyone's minds now.'	August 2010
	Mompreneur A profile of Nancy Traversy and her journey of starting Barefoot Books and growing it to become an international lifestyle brand.	July 2010
	The Huffington Post 'CEO Nancy Traversy often refers to her company as promoting a lifestyle, The Barefoot Lifestyle, which at the heart has a child.'	July 2010
	Daily Candy Kids Add the title of countess to her name by reading The Real Princess, a Mathemagical Tale; expand her royal repertoire with The Barefoot Book of Princesses, a collection of regal tales from around the globe.	June 2010
	The Boston Globe CEO Nancy Traversy: 'We always followed a slightly different path. I’m trying to create this community of people that care about kids.'	June 2010
	CBS Radio: WBZ The opening of our new flagship store is featured in this radio interview with Nancy Traversy. (Scroll under 'More WBZ’s New England Business' and click on the text underneath the Barefoot Books logo to hear the podcast.)	June 2010
	The Boston Business Journal Barefoot Books is the focus of the Entrepreneur spotlight in this feature story about the growth of the company.	June 2010
	The Green Parent Kids’ Garden: 'the best reads to spark the imagination and entertain little eco-warriors.'	June 2010
	Nursery Magazine I Spy the Sun in the Sky: 'This book is full of stunning illustrations and the text is beautiful laid out on the page – it really is a work of storytelling art.'	June 2010
	The Boston Globe 'Barefoot Books Reborn' features the new Barefoot Books Flagship Store and Community Center in Concord, Massachusetts.	May 2010
	The Concord Journal The new Barefoot Books Flagship Store and Community Center in Concord, Massachusetts is featured in this interview with Nancy Traversy, Co-founder and CEO.	May 2010
	Book Business Magazine John Bigay, Chief Marketing Officer, explains the importance of using new media, such as our podcast series, to have families experience the Barefoot brand.	May 2010
	Giving Books to Children with Cultural Care Au Pair Watch this video for a story about elementary school children in New Orleans receiving hundreds of Barefoot Books, based on Barefoot’s partnership with Cultural Care Au Pair.	May 2010
	Mommy Reporter Playfully narrated by celebrated actors…the (Barefoot Books) podcasts provide a way for adults and children to listen to stories during family time…and whenever a good story is needed.	March 2010
	The Princess and the Monkey The Animal Boogie: 'Having a child in a wheelchair myself, I like finding books that feature children with disabilities.'	March 2010
	Winning Readings Esmé, an almost-three-year-old, explains why The Animal Boogie is one of her new favorite books!	March 2010
	Mommy PR [The Animal Boogie] was a huge hit...the boys were so hyped up after dancing and looking at the book!	March 2010
	Juno Magazine Co-founder Tessa Strickland discusses the story of Barefoot Books in this interview. The magazine also shares their favourite Barefoot selections.	Spring 2010
	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
	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
	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
	Baby and Kids Magazine The Beeman helps children 'appreciate the fascinating and essential roles bees play in our ecosystem.'	February 2010
	The Daily Telegraph Kids’ Kitchen receives delicious acclaim by a food critic and her seven-year-old.	February 2010
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Print Magazine We have a grassroots philosophy for...making beautiful books and directly reaching the community that wants them	October 2008
	Shelf Awareness Now [Barefoot Books] is bringing the bookstore element back to FAO to the forefront.	October 2008
	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
	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
	The Bookseller Barefoot Books in Manhattan!	April 2008
	Chronicle The Barefoot Books Flagship store was featured on Boston's nightly news magazine, Chronicle, on April 17th!	April 2008
	Oprah Magazine Whole World is featured in Oprah Magazine’s “The O List”.	February 2008
	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
	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
	Time Magazine Motherbridge of Love featured as #3 in the Top Ten Children's Books of 2007	December 2007
	The Balancing Act Nancy Traversy discusses her independent children’s book publishing company...on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television.	December 2007
	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
	Kiwi Magazine [Barefoot Books] consistently creates new books that expose children to diversity and the world around them.	August 2007
	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
	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
	Inc. TV In an industry dominated by Barnes & Noble and Borders, Barefoot Books has thrived by saying no to the major chains.	February 2007
	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
	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
	Publishers Weekly For Traversy, growth is...about finding more customers and being more creative.	November 2006
	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
	Inc Magazine Barefoot Books is what entrepreneurial mums want their businesses to be when they grow up.	November 2006
	Child Debra Messing, mother to son Roman, 2, and Paul McCartney, father of 2-year-old Beatrice, are fans of Barefoot Books.	October 2006
	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
	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...	March 2006
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Business Week Nancy Traversy discusses how a small eclectic publisher is thriving in an industry dominated by heavyweights.	May 2005
	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
	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
	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
	The Wall Street Journal [Barefoot Books] are not corporate, [they] are a children's publisher.	September 2004
	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

PRESS RELEASES	DATE
Barefoot World Atlas App Press Release	March 2011
Bear's Birthday Press Release	July 2011
Barefoot Kicks Off Holiday Season with Book Donation Programme	November 2010
Barefoot Books Podcast Press Release	March 2010
The Animal Boogie Digital Short Press Release	March 2010
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

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