Showing posts with label children's books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's books. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Friday, December 21, 2012
Origami Animals
You can visit my Barefoot Books online marketplace and order your own Origami Animals here
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Sunday, January 9, 2011
New for Spring!!!
Though my son is most excited for the upcoming release of the chapter book version of Shakespere's Storybook, Barefoot will be releasing some bright and colorful new books this Spring and Summer! Here's a sneak peek at a few:
Bears Birthday: Join Bear as he celebrates his birthday with a party for all his friends. Learn about birthday activities as the bears hunt for presents, play party games and blow out the candles on a Bear-size birthday cake. PB $6.99 6/1
I Could Be, You Could Be: Join a young boy and girl on thrilling adventures as they imagine themselves as a space-traveling astronaut, a ferocious dragon, a jungle-dwelling monkey and more. The fine line between children's make-believe and the fantastic worlds they create is cleverly portrayed through Barroux s bright landscapes. Includes a mask-making activity at the end! HC $16.99 6/1
Over in the Meadow: This traditional rhyming tale takes children on a counting journey through Jill McDonald s colorful meadow scenes, meeting a variety of busy animal families along the way. Children will relish the vivid descriptions of the animals and their activities, from a bumpy mother toad and her baby basking in the sun to a hairy mother spider and her ten children spinning webs in a den. HC $16.99 4/1
Children of the World Memory Game (Sofie Fatus):
Inspired by the title If You're Happy and You Know It, this memory game utilizes one of the greatest attributes of the book-the adorable children from all over the world-to encourage memory and matching skills. The object of the game is to match the boy and girl pairs according to the traditional dress, country name and colour featured on each card $15.99 3/1
Monday, December 27, 2010
The Barefoot Barefoot Books Annual Winter Sale will run from January 4th through February 8th 2011 with savings up to 60% on select items! What's on your list? Here's the link to the complete catalog...have a look around! Then visit my Barefoot Books Marketplace between January 4th and February 8th!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Gift Guide
Try our helpful holiday gift guide, from gift sets to library collections, babies to all ages. And remember, there's free shipping on all orders of $60 or more through December 24th! Just shop my Barefoot Books Marketplace!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Free Shipping!
Barefoot Books is now offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $60 or more, from now through December 24th! How cool is that?!
There are some great new releases too, that I can't wait to share with you and your children...
And guess what? If you do all your holiday and birthday shopping with me, if you fill the shelves of your classroom or library, if you do a Barefoot Fundraiser for your favorite group through me...I might just be the grand prize winner of their challenge... twelve monthly payments on a new "green" electric or hybrid car! Only one grand prize winner *globally*. Wouldn't I look great in a new eco-friendly car? :)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
More New Releases!
I am very very happy to to bringing you these newest releases from Barefoot Books! The first, The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories is of course bound to be a new favorite of mine! This gorgeous collection will enchant young dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in Germany. Book with CD editions include stories read by actress Juliet Stevenson. $23.99 The next, Tales of Mystery and Magic , is a bewitching world of mystery and magic! Meet singing elves with magical feet; skeletons that move of their own accord; and a heroic blackbird who outwits a powerful king. Master storyteller Hugh Lupton is at his exceptional best as he shares the most mysterious tales in his repertoire. Book with CD editions include stories read by Hugh Lupton. $19.99 And finally, Who's in the Forest? small children are invited to peek through the holes on every other page to answer the repeating refrain, “Who’s in the forest, dark and deep?” The playful, energetic, rhyming text introduces all sorts of creatures that make their home in the forest. $14.99 (This is a wonderful companion to Who's in the Garden? with the same peek through holes)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Celebrate Bees!
Celebrate our friends this weekend, as August 21st is National Honey Bee Awareness Day! You can read the wonderful Barefoot Book The Beeman , (order on-line or pick up at The Maine Farmland Trust Gallery in Belfast and The Maine Farmland Trust will get 20% of the proceeds!) and have lots of fun with a Folkmanis Bee Puppet
Then, if you get a chance, please visit this link about a project of a young Boy Scout who wishes to reinstate the Beekeeping Badge. http://www.experienceproject.com/beepetition
Hooray for bees!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Back to School...Barefoot
Packing Backpack, Lunchbox, and Confidence: Tips for Sending Children Off to School
It happens every autumn. Millions of young children start school for the very first time. They carry backpacks, lunchboxes, pencils, sometimes a grin on their face, but more often, a look of trepidation about what school will really be like. They wonder: Will my teacher be nice? Will I have friends? What if I can’t find my way? Who will sit with me? What will I do? What if I don’t like it? What if I miss home? What if it’s too hard?
As parents guiding our children off to start school for the first time, or to begin a new school year, we want to do all we can to ensure that they have a great experience. At the same time, we want to encourage their independence as they set off on a new journey in their development.
Kathryn White, early educator and mom of five children, as well as author of Ruby's School Walk, shares her tips to ease children's start-of-school anxiety and make this an enjoyable milestone:
Read with your child and talk about the school experience. Share with them stories about your memories of school, both the good and the less so. School is an adventure, and like all adventures, it has its ups and downs.
Help spark your child’s imaginations about school to encourage them to talk about their concerns and face their fears. You can do this through stories, books, drawings and other art forms. Ask them questions such as what they think school will be like, what they are excited about and worried about, what they think they will learn, etc. These conversations can also be had with grandparents and other favorite people in your child’s life.
Build a community in your neighborhood. It is amazing what a familiar and friendly face can do to help a child overcome their fears about going to school. As your family journeys to school each day you might see this friendly neighbor, or only see them occasionally, but it will help your child feel comfortable and safe on their trip to school.
Sit down together and create a fun map to school. Note interesting landmarks and have your child color them in or place numbers at each point. On that first morning to school, your child will be preoccupied with checking off the landmarks on their special map. The school can be drawn with welcome signs, making it a great triumph upon their arrival.
Walk with your child to school whenever possible. If you don’t live nearby, take public transport, bike or drive and get out a few blocks away and walk together. The walk will become a meaningful way to spend time together and help get the day off on the right foot.
Create traditions. Take pictures of your child in front of your home or on their way to school. Each year you can reflect back on these first day of school photos and see how much your child has grown in every way.
Know that if the first day went well or didn’t go well, there are many more days of school throughout the year and peaks and valleys along the way.
We hope your child’s first experience with school is part of their magnificent journey of growing up!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Sign up, and you could win an Apple iPad
Sign up to be a Barefoot Ambassador between now September 30th and your name will be placed in a random drawing to win an Apple iPad 16GB! Contact me to learn more about joining my team and becoming an Ambassador!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
New Catalog!
I'm so excited! The new Barefoot Books catalog, filled with many new beautiful and enchanting items is set to come out soon! And I'm very happy to be able to share it with you!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Mini Review of Some New Releases
Kids' Garden is of course beautifully illustrated (it's where those flowers came from for my latest blog banner!) and is full of lots of fun ideas! How about having a race, between a snail, ant, inchworm and other insects? Turning your brother or sister into a camera?
We're Roaming in the Rainforest is another wonderful addition to the "Laurie Krebs library" and as a storyteller, I'm inspired by the animal actions for kids to do... swim like pink river dolphins, march like leaf cutter ants on parade, crouch like jaguars... And like other Laurie Krebs' books, it also provides information on the peoples of the area, as well as the animals, and there is a nice bit on conservation too!
Up, Up, Up! has simple text and is a brightly illustrated trip in a hot air balloon, with a sing-along cd! Repeated in the story, the song is:
Up, up, up, up in a balloon. Up so high I can touch the moon.
Up, up, up, sailing with the clouds. Look at me! I'm so high, I can fly, I know how.
And a special piece of text I enjoy is:
I see all people,
All trees,
Cats and dogs,
bear and monkeys.
Cars and buildings,
All those cities,
Jungles, mountains and countries.
They're blending into just one color...
And it's green!
All are available now through my web-site www.BarefootBooksStoryteller.com
Happy Spring! Happy green shopping! (both books mentioned here are printed on ancient forest friendly paper)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
New Releases!
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I am so excited to be sharing the new Barefoot Book releases... Kids' Garden, We're Roaming in the Rainforest, and Up, Up, Up!
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Click on any of the titles to visit the pages directly, or shop the entire Barefoot Collection upon my Barefoot Books web-site to read all about them and see some of the beautiful illustrations!
I am especially excited that Kids' Garden is now available! Get outside and grow with some child-friendly fun with gardening! This new "deck" is filled with 40 fun indoor and outdoor activities and games along with an eight page booklet that contains information on gardening tools, year round plant care, and garden safety. Step-by-step directions are enhanced by colorful artwork on each double sided card. I will be using this kit for many of my gardening, planting, and "green" storytelling activities in the coming months! Please join me, or buy your own copy here
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February
Why not pick up The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems or The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales to share with someone you love this month? If an enchanting fairy tale is what you are seeking, I recommend The Princess and the White Bear King. One of my favorite books any time of year is The Boy Who Grew Flowers ... Visit my web-site today for these and many more stories that will make to smile.
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