Happy #BookBirthday to a new #singalong from @barefootbooks.bsky.social MIDNIGHT CREEP

🎂🕷️ Happy Book Birthday to Midnight Creep! 🎂🕷️ "It’s a Midnight Creep! All the giants are asleep and the lights are out…Everybody give a shout and SCREEEAM!" Purchase ‘Midnight Creep' NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/midnight-creep

Double #BookBirthday celebrations for @barefootbooks.bsky.social VAMPIRES AND OTHER CREATURES OF THE NIGHT and UNICORNS AND OTHER CREATURES OF THE EARTH

🎂✨ Happy Book Birthdays to ‘Unicorns and Other Creatures of the Earth’ and 'Vampires and Other Creatures of the Night' written by Celeste Cortright and illustrated by Giulia Orecchia! Buy these new additions to the Fantasy Slide-and-Series NOW on our website! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/vampires-and...

Happy #BookBirthday OOPS! I JUST ATE YOU from @barefootbooks.bsky.social “Funny, audacious, and not for the faint of heart” here’s a #picturebook that features a “ravenous zombie rhymes about his difficulty making friends” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

🎂🧟 Happy Book Birthday to ‘OOPS! I Just Ate You.’ written by @aevarthor.bsky.social and illustrated by Joaquín Camp! "Youngsters hungry for laughs will eat this one up" – Booklist Buy ‘OOPS! I Just Ate You.' NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/oops-i-just-...

What an essential #picturebook collection from @worldkidlit.bsky.social ! And it includes Our World: Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mel Nyoko published by @barefootbooks.bsky.social Kenya represented by Community Soup by Alma Fullerton from @pajamapress.bsky.social 1/3

Thanks to @barefootbooks.bsky.social new #BoardBooks in the #RoscoeAndIvy series THE WAITING ROOM “encourages "understanding and acceptance. It may also help introduce the concepts to siblings if they have a family member who has similar experiences” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/a...

Always Pasta & The Waiting Room by Eleni Tassapoulos Wehner, illustrated by Danamarie Hosler

Always Pasta (Roscoe & Ivy) by Eleni Tassapoulos Wehner, illustrated by Danamarie Hosler. Barefoot Books, 2026. 20 pp. 9798888599174 The Waiting Room (Roscoe & Ivy) by Eleni Tassapoulos Weh…

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Kindness Glows in the Dark is an @ibc-reads.bsky.social Top Pick! Check it out 👉 www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/products/kin...

Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim is featured on the New York Public Library's Vibrant Voices list! 🤩 The list celebrates diverse voices and learning – thanks NYPL for recognizing this beautiful book. Check it out 👉 www.nypl.org/books-more/r...

Of the Sun is a 2026 Américas Award Commended Title! 🎉 Congratulations to author Xelena González and illustrator Emily Kewageshig! And a huge thank you to the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs for this honor 🙌 Check it out! 👉 claspprograms.org/americas-awa...

Let's learn about helping others with Rabbi Abby Jacobson, as she reads "The Midnight Mitzvah" by @ruthhorowitz.bsky.social ! Read with the permission of @barefootbooks.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=usjg... rumble.com/v7dd4s0-rabb... open.spotify.com/episode/69LU...

Rabbi Story Hour, Episode 16: The Midnight Mitzvah

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Mmmm, getting hungry! Let's learn about Jewish food with Rabbi Malcolm Cohen, as he reads "Bring Back the Babka!" by Marilyn Wolpin! Read with the permission of @barefootbooks.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD7Y... rumble.com/v7cxr5a-rabb... open.spotify.com/episode/3EtC...

Rabbi Story Hour, Episode 15: Bring Back the Babka! by Marilyn Wolpin

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May the memory of those we love be a blessing. Rabbi Story Hour's latest episode on "The Remembering Candle" by Alison Goldberg is out. Read with the permission of @barefootbooks.bsky.social youtu.be/NlwqBdDqfLM rumble.com/v7dygt4-rabb... open.spotify.com/episode/2hi9...

Rabbi Story Hour, Episode 17: The Remembering Candle

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We were on NPR today! 🎉 Kate DePalma joined Here and Now to talk about our picture book 'America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened!'. If you missed it live, you can listen to the full segment here 👉 www.wbur.org/herean.../20... Thanks so much to @npr.org for this wonderful feature!

We're going to be on NPR tomorrow! 🎉 Tune in to Here & Now to hear Creative Development Director Kate DePalma discuss 'America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened!' 🇺🇸📚 Listen in at 12:45 p.m. ET on your local NPR station or stream live on NPR's website 👉 www.wbur.org/radio/progra...

You need this one for your creepy crawlies collections. It would work well for Halloween time, too. The colorful spiders are partying at night, singing and dancing the dabke. In rhymed text, and with an interactive SCREAM, this will be a storytime hit. Includes back matter & music! #kidlit 📚👍🏼

Just in time to set things straight AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS...AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! #MGLit #History #Nonfiction by Christy Mihaly & Marta Sevilla. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15394 . @barefootbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

“The premise of this ingeniously constructed book is simple: the examination and refutation of 13 myths about America’s founding” AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS from @barefootbooks.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/a...

America’s Founding Myths…and What Really Happened by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla

America’s Founding Myths…and What Really Happened by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Marta Sevilla. Barefoot Books, 2026. 9798888599082 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format…

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From @barefootbooks.bsky.social AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS...and What Really Happened's "design is as playful as Marta Sevilla’s art, which mixes archival images with cartoony illustrations" while Mihaly "explains how ... myths were generated" says @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/b...

America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened! was featured in the @nytimes.com this weekend! Author Christy Mihaly explains "how such myths were generated" and "the book’s design is as playful as Marta Sevilla’s art". Read here 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/b...

How Four Children’s Picture Books See America at 250

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Librarian and youth literacy advocate @marylannireads.bsky.social interviewed Christy Mihaly, author of America's Founding Myths, about the inspiration behind the book and how it teaches the truth behind tall tales of American history. Watch the full interview! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqP9...

Author Interview: Christy Mihaly

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Let @marylannireads.bsky.social introduce you to the newest from @barefootbooks.bsky.social AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvdJ...

Book Review: America's Founding Myths

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I'm headed to Chicago for the American Library Association Annual Conference! 🎉 Pls come by to say "Hi" at one of my signings on Friday 6/26 or Sat 6/27! Who can give up a chance to snag FREE signed books, amiright?! 🥰 Hope to see you there! @fsgbooks.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social

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 @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social for these recognitions! Check them out here 👉 shorturl.at/VPs6p

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! Check it out 👉 www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winne...

2025 Foreword INDIES Winners in Juvenile Nonfiction (Children's)

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 ...

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'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 😊

#AmericanRevolution250: "Exploring What Really Happened" by @christymihaly.bsky.social. Stop by for a great post, peek, and real scoop on AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS! AND the GIVEAWAY for this outstanding book! #edusky #skybrarians @barefootbooks.bsky.social bethandersonwriter.com/2026/05/29/a...

#AmericanRevolution250: “Exploring What Really Happened” by Christy Mihaly

Many myths persist in US history, but never fear, author Christy Mihaly is here with a super new book for this year’s 250th anniversary! I can attest, it’s a fascinating read chock full…

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✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘Kindness Glows in the Dark' written by Gama Valle and illustrated by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio! Purchase 'Kindness Glows in the Dark’ NOW 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/kindness-glo...

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! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/blog/post/20...

Teaching Information Literacy Through America’s Founding Myths | Barefoot Books

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

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