At Barefoot Books, stories come to life - The Boston Globe

Barefoot Book Story in Concord, Mass, where you can Step Into A Story!  Read article from Boston Globe!

 At Barefoot Books, stories come to life - The Boston Globe

Happy Tell a Fairytale Day!

   February 26th is Tell A Fairytale Day!  I never realized that there was an actual celebration of telling fairy tales but why not?  Sound likes a wonderful reason to celebrate.  This got me thinking about fairy tales I liked and still like.  At the top of the list are the old Baga Yaga stories that were published in the children's magazine, Jack and Jill.  I wished I still had my Jack and Jill collection.  Every month I remembered waiting for my magazine to arrive.  My love of this magazine was mainly due to the continuing story of the Russian fairy tale character known as Baga Yaga.  Baga Yaga was a witch, who lived deep in the forest in a hut, which could walk around on large chicken legs.  This image has still stayed with me today.  While I don't remember the specific stories about Baga Yaga  I  love saying her name!  Baga Yaga lacked a broomstick, instead she moved around in a large mortar which she steered with a pestle.  I believe she also had a very put upon black cat.  I remember being enthralled and also a little scared by these stories.   But I couldn't wait to get the next edition because each Baga Yaga story would leave you with a cliffhanger every month.  You wouldn't know what happened until your next issue of Jack and Jill arrived.  Really a marketing genius!  Tomorrow, let's honor the power of a well written fairy tale with the good always winning out over the evil.  A  well written story and amazing art work are the bases of every Barefoot Book.  Barefoot may not have any Baga Yaga stories, but maybe they will in the future since many of their books are anthologies of folktales from different countries.  Take a look at The Fabrics of Fairytales, or The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales, or Storytime, or The Barefoot Books of Princesses and you will find yourself eagerly waiting for the next Barefoot story or book.  What is your favorite fairy tale?

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Ruby's School Walk- Calming the Back to School Jitters!

"On the way to school, Ruby experiences a world her mom cannot see.  Young readers will love joining this imaginative girl as she faces her fears and learns how to keep them in check".  Click on tell me more button.  
Meet Kathryn White, the author and Miriam Latimer, the illustrator by clicking on the link below:
 Barefoot Books :: Community Showcase

 

Watch our New Animal Boogie Video!

  Here is Barefoot Book's  newly launched video to go with our title, The Animal Boogie.  Kick off your shoes and Boogie away.  To watch just click on photo.  This is so much fun!  The Animal Boogie is the book that started my Barefoot Books adventure.   I introduced this book to my preschool class and they loved it.  After this first introduction,  we sang and danced to Animal Boogie every single day of that school year.   We never got tired of it.   Now you have your chance to do the same.  In celebration of this video launch,  Animal Boogie is now on SALE until the end of March.   Available also are the Animal Boogie Activity Book and the Animal Boogie puzzle.   Don't miss this opportuntiy to Go and Live Barefoot!  Have Fun!

"Going Barefoot is Pratically a Requirement"

 

Haba rug Barefoot style,

not your cashmere bathroom rug!

I'm a big fan of HGTV.  I watch it a lot.  My husband says, "Maybe, too much!"  During a recent bathroom updating project I also took to surfing HGTV's web site.  While searching for the perfect towel bars, cabinet handles, and blinds I stumbled upon an ad for a  cashmere bath rug.  This luxurious rug was under the caption, "Going Barefoot is Practically a Requirement...!"   Of course the caption was referring to how amazing the rug would feel in your bare feet, but as an independent seller of Barefoot Books this caption spoke to me in a very different way.  Barefoot Books slogan is "Kick off your Shoes and Go Barefoot".  To me "Going Barefoot" is truly a  requirement in my life.  For almost three years, I have been enthusiastically sharing our  wonderful books.  Barefoot Books are gorgeous gems celebrating imagination, creativity, art, story, cultural diversity, and helping  our planet.  The idea of Living Barefoot brings on images of not only sinking one's toes into a soft cashmere rug, but running barefoot in the sand along the ocean, singing and dancing in the kitchen, catching fireflies, cuddling up and finding new treasures in a well read book, (the list is endless, full of simple, joyous pleasures) Through  Bare-Footnotes I will share Barefoot news, specials, opportunities, and individual books in hopes of showing what "Living Barefoot" is all about.  I invite you to read, follow, post your comments, and visit http://marshamiles.barefootbooks.com  in hopes of sharing why I believe "Going Barefoot is Practically a Requirement" with or without the cashmere rug!

FALL In LOVE WITH BAREFOOT BOOKS!

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