The Barefoot Librarian’s Blogging Journey Begins

One year ago, I decided to turn in my school library card and go beyond the stacks of the school library. I was about to become an empty nester, having raised two avid bookworms. I was searching for something to fill that void and began surfing the net to find my answer. After hours of clicking on hundreds of links, I found my children’s book dreams come true in the enchanted world of Barefoot Books. I immediately fell under the magical spell of Barefoot Books and became a stallholder (seller) of Barefoot children’s books.

I soon found out that being a Barefoot stallholder is much more than just selling inspiring children’s books. It is a way of life we at Barefoot call Living Barefoot. It is all about living your life in a way that embraces family values, moral ethics, diversity, and global community and responsibility. These are the core values Nancy Traversy, CEO of Barefoot Books, incorporates into both her personal and business life.

To make Barefoot books better known, more accessible and more usable, this blog was born. As I continue to live Barefoot, I will share my personal Barefoot journey with librarians, educators and parents. I will help educators utilize Barefoot books to enrich their curriculum. I will suggest how Barefoot books can be used to creatively teach units and themes for preschool, elementary and middle school classes. I will include educational activities and guides that can be used with Barefoot Books titles. I will give you read-aloud tips. I will show you how to make the most of the educational values of Barefoot books. I will point out how sharing Barefoot books will act as natural spring boards to important discussions with the children in your lives. To enrich your Barefoot Books experience, I will give you ideas for projects and activities to go along with our books.

As a librarian I believe the key to every child’s success are books. And Barefoot books combine inspiring art and rich language to tell stories that introduce children to many cultures, create a sense of global community and convey universal messages. These books stimulate creativity, engage the imagination and encourage the curiosity of children. It is my mission to get as many Barefoot books into the hands of as many children as I possible can, one book at a time. I truly believe the world would be a better place if every child could grow up Barefoot.

So join me here as embark upon my Barefoot quest get the word out about Barefoot Books!