. status active founded 1992 founder nancy traversy and tessa strickland 1 country of origin united kingdom headquarters location united states distribution worldwide fiction genres children s literature official website http www.barefootbooks.com barefoot books is an independent children s book publisher based in summertown oxford uk and cambridge massachusetts united states . 2 3 the company began as a home business in 1992 and was founded by nancy traversy 3 and tessa strickland . 1 it is now an international business with offices in the united states and in the united kingdom . barefoot books are sold via several outlets including through the company s barefoot books ambassador program . ambassadors are individuals who sell barefoot books products through home parties community and school events . barefoot books is a registered member of the direct selling association . 4 on june 11 2015 the company abruptly announced it was closing its uk and europe ambassador programmes . 5 the company also has 1 retail location the barefoot books studio in oxford england 6 which will close later in 2015 a number of books published by the company come with watch and sing along cds . notable voice performers who have recorded sing alongs for barefoot books are fred penner and stevesongs . besides books the company also sells story & music cds puzzles puppets and other educational toys . awards edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message golden globe 2009 the adventures of odysseus nappa gold award 2006 the animal boogie oppenheim toy portfolio gold award 2001 oppenheim toy portfolio platinum award 2003 society of school librarians international honor book 2001 arthur of albion gold medal winner moonbeam awards 2008 gold winner nappa 2008 the barefoot book of classic poems nappa gold award 2006 silver medal winner moonbeam awards 2008 the barefoot book of dance children s picture book silver award independent publisher book awards 2011 7 not in citation given the barefoot book of faeries amazing toy award babyzone.com 2002 2003 booksense 76 children s pick winter 2002 the barefoot book of fairy tales book of the year award silver medal winner foreword magazine 2005 the barefoot book of knights book of the year award bronze medal winner foreword magazine 2003 the barefoot book of pirates book of the year award bronze medal winner foreword magazine 1999 the barefoot book of princesses gelett burgess children s book award 2011 up up up notable books for children smithsonian magazine 1999 bear at home oppenheim toy portfolio platinum award 2001 the boy who grew flowers book of the year award finalist foreword magazine 2005 elephant dance napra nautilus award finalist 2005 elusive moose oppenheim toy portfolio platinum award 2007 the faerie s gift junior library guild selection 2003 oppenheim toy portfolio gold award 2004 storytelling world award 2004 references edit a b buchanan leigh 2006 11 01 . how i did it nancy traversy founder and ceo barefoot books . inc.com . retrieved 2013 08 20 . toy directory monthly a b barefoot books opens new flagship store in concord . boston.com . ny times co. 2010 06 03 . retrieved 2013 08 20 . direct selling association 1 2 just children s books external links edit children s literature portal barefoot books barefoot books awards retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barefoot books & oldid 728808661 categories book publishing companies of the united kingdombook publishing companies based in massachusettspublishing companies established in 1993hidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2016all articles needing additional referencesall articles with failed verificationarticles with failed verification from january 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 july 2016 at 20 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view