Literacy Pledge Drives

This is how my Literacy Pledge Drive Program works:

• Parents pledge to read with their child for 15 minutes each night for 5 nights.

 • Parents collect pledges in support of their reading initiatives. They ask for a suggested donation of $1-$2 per night of reading ($5-$10 pledge). Each family’s goal is to raise at least $25. Prizes are given to families at the $25, $50, $100, $250 and $500 pledge level. 

 • After all pledges are collected and the parent has read with the child for 5 days, the family can choose books from Barefoot Books for up to 50% of the total amount of their pledges. 

 • Parents turn in their pledge forms, money collected, along with a filled out order form for Barefoot Books. 

 • The school collects all the pledge money and places a school book order for the other 50% raised.  

 • All monies raised, sponsor pledge forms and order forms (from the school and parents) are then turned into myself. 

 • Once the books arrive and prizes arrive, they are dispersed to parents and the school library. As your Barefoot Ambassador, I handle everything for you.   For every dollar raised: Earns Parents .50 worth in Barefoot Books Earns the School .50 in Barefoot Books

USPS and UPS Rates Reduced!

The USPS flat shipping rate has been dropped from $8.99 to just $4.99, for all orders, and not only for a limited time, and even the UPS rates have been lowered! Now, with the money you'll save, maybe you should buy MORE BOOKS! Shop now at www.BarefootBooksStoryteller.com

20% off and new releases!

Get ready for Back to School with 20% off your order! From Monday August 17th through Sunday August 30th, take 20% off of your order with the special offer code TWENTY during checkout. This is a case-sensitive, one-time-use code.

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So what's new at Barefoot Books? * Lin Yi's Lantern Lin Yi is a little boy with a big heart and a talent for bargaining. Tonight is the moon festival and he wants nothing more than a red rabbit lantern; but first he must buy the things his mother needs at the market. This heartwarming story shows the rewards of putting others first, and includes educational notes at the end about the Chinese moon festival, life in rural China, and the legend of the moon fairy. (Hardcover, $16.99) * The Real Princess, A Mathemagical Tale is now available as a book with story cd! Practice math skills while enjoying this quirky take on "The Princess and the Pea." The King and Queen and their three sons are on the search for a real princess, but it is only the Queen who knows the secret. After the story, there is an opportunity for readers to test their counting skills with fun number games. (Sale Price, $7.99)

Upcoming Event

*Join me for the fun-filled and magical Maine Fairy House Festival at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Friday through Sunday, August 7th-9th. From 1:00-4:00 pm each day, little fairies and elves can delight in building fairy houses, fairy crafts and games. Visit the Mothers Moon booth for handcrafted natural soaps, tea, felt children’s toys, and more.*

New Activity Book!

Swing into the jungle fun! A wonderful companion to The Animal Boogie (or super on it's own) this new activity book is perfect for traveling in the car, at the beach, or rainy days! The puzzles, games, coloring pages and word scrambles are supplemented by a full-spread sticker sheet, with reusable stickers. And, the pages are printed on 100% recycled paper!

Bear in a Square...in French/English

And Spanish/English as well! One of my favorite young children's Barefoot Books to read, from one of my favorite young children's picture book "series" is now available in a bilingual French/English translation edition, as well as in Spanish/English. It's Bear in a Square! Both books, along with other titles in the "Bear" family, in just English or just Spanish, can currently be purchased upon my Barefoot Books Web-site.

Another book from the series Bear in Sunshine will soon also be released in both bilingual editions in the very near future.

New Web-site Launch & Book Drawing!

Search no further, wait no longer, the new Barefoot Books web-site has launched!! Please visit my site, view my personal pages, find the quote I use, and then email me at

TheBarefootStoryteller@

Barefoot-Storyteller.com

with "quote" in the subject line with the author of the quote in the body of the email and you will be entered into my free drawing to win a copy of the Barefoot Book An Island in the Sun. I'll pick the winner on July 20th, just in time to hold another drawing before the end of the month! Stay tuned for future drawings, and...

Visit my Barefoot Books web-site today! www.BarefootBooksStoryteller.com

Barefoot Books will be launching a new colorful web-site this summer... a new look, new features, but with the same wonderfully enchanting & educational stories, world music, art, puppets, puzzles and more! There will also be the new Ambassador Program, new exciting fund raising opportunities and more new titles!

 

As always, I will continue to offer "bulk" discounts to schools,libraries,and groups.
A 20% discount on orders of twenty to forty-nine books or cds of the same title, a 30% discount when you order fifty or more of the same title, or a standard 25% discount for any mixed title group order over $500. Discounts do not apply to on-line orders, and $500 mixed title discount is not to be combined with the same title discount offer, and is intended for stocking not fund raising. Please contact me for further information on fundraising if you are interested.

 

Stay tuned here for updates and special offers, and keep visiting my Barefoot Books web-site