Barefoot Books

06/19/2026

06/10/2026

We are so excited to share that The Remembering Candle & Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim are 2026 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year! 🎉

Thank you to the Bank Street Center for Children's Literature for these recognitions!

Check them out here 👉

06/08/2026

Rise Up! is the Foreword Foreword Indies Juvenile Nonfiction Honorable Mention title! 🎉

Thank you to Foreword Reviews for this wonderful recognition, and congratulations to author Rachel C. Katz and illustrator Sophie Bass!

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These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the cherries on top a metaphorical ice cream sundae of indie books. The Juvenile Nonfiction winners of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.

06/02/2026

'Home Away from Home' is a Books for Topics 2026 Recommended Read! ✨

Congratulations to author Nazneen Akbari and illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh! And thanks to Books for Topics for this recognition 😊

06/02/2026

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘Kindness Glows in the Dark' written by Gama Valle and illustrated by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio!

★ "A striking book with incredible, unique illustrations that is a great addition to any collection" – School Library Journal, starred review

This book is also available in bilingual Spanish: 'La bondad brilla en la oscuridad / Kindness Glows in the Dark'

Purchase 'Kindness Glows in the Dark’ NOW on our website 👉 https://www.barefootbooks.com/kindness-glows-in-the-dark

05/29/2026

This might be the best 'El loro Tico Tango' storytime we've seen so far! 🦜

Thank you Time Books Chile for sharing this joyful video 😊

05/29/2026

New blog post up on our website! ✍️✨

"Teaching Information Literacy Through America’s Founding Myths" shares how to use 'America's Founding Myths' in your classroom.

Check it out! 👉

Explore America’s Founding Myths, a visually engaging nonfiction picture book that teaches kids critical thinking and information literacy through U.S. history.

05/26/2026

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to 'America's Founding Myths... And What REALLY Happened!', written by Christy Mihaly and illustrated by Marta Sevilla.

Perfect for history lovers, myth busters, and educators passionate about information literacy, 'America's Founding Myths' arrives in time for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Purchase 'America's Founding Myths' NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! https://www.barefootbooks.com/americas-founding-myths

05/22/2026

We are just so excited about our new book, 'America’s Founding Myths…And What REALLY Happened!', that we’ve released it 4 days early on our website!

To celebrate, we're also offering 20% off sitewide with the code MYTHSBDAY. Shop now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com

REMINDER! If you are an educator and you are registered for an account, this an additional 20% off your 25% educator discount.

05/21/2026

Students at Honiton Primary School in Devon, UK, shared their own “thief tales” inspired by our book The Tear Thief – and we absolutely loved seeing their creativity.

From “The Jealousy Thief” to “The Happiness Thief,” these imaginative stories are inspiring us right back.

Check out their wonderful work 💙