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“The standard for excellence in children’s books” — Forbes Barefoot Books creates picture books, activity decks, board books, animated singalongs and educational content for children aged 0-12, covering themes including early learning & concept building, social-emotional learning, global awareness, health & wellness, and sustainability & STEAM. Their popular singalong videos available on YouTube have garnered nearly half a billion views. Barefoot’s highly-anticipated Autumn 2023 Catalog consists of over 20 new titles including the Kirkus starred reviewed and graphic-novel-adjacent picture book, Stranded!, as well as five new additions to their critically-acclaimed Our World series that follows days in the lives of children around the world. This series will also be included in the collection of dual-language editions Barefoot plans to release in Spring 2024, with each book translated into the language native to the country it features. Our proudest accomplishment in our 30 year journey is to have put nearly 30 million books into the hands of children around the world.

Our mission is to bring the best new fiction forward. Celebrating and championing emerging authors and the distinctively fresh work they are uniquely capable of writing. Providing our readers with books they might not have found elsewhere. Since our founding in 1926, we’ve chosen many unknown books that later became iconic works of American fiction. Want to join the club? We’re always looking to hire new teammates, so check out our job posting.

LitJoy Crate is a simple, creative, and easy way to read more and more often! We work with authors and publishers to create collector’s edition books and licensed merchandise. At our core we seek to cultivate connection and joy through stories. The growth that we have experienced over the years we attribute to our focus on creating amazing products that people want to buy. LitJoy Crate was founded in 2016 by two women who love to read. It remains to this day a 100% female owned business. Our LitJoy employee family includes individuals from varied backgrounds who each thrive in our culture: an environment of creative thinking, communication, extreme ownership, and heart. Product and Community LitJoy believes in helping readers build their personal library with beautiful books. Our book offerings often come with new artwork, signatures from the author, and LitJoy-exclusive content. In addition to books, we work with authors to create licensed merchandise that readers adore. LitJoy has worked with over 50 authors to bring their books to life. Some of our most successful partnerships include: • Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince • Cassandra Clare, author of The Mortal Instruments • Jay Kristoff, author of Nevernight • Sabaa Tahir, author of Ember in the Ashes • Laini Taylor, author of Strange the Dreamer • Victoria Aveyard, author of Red Queen Other product offerings include special edition classic books and a quarterly fiction book box subscription called To Bee Read for fantasy and sci-fi readers. We strive for products that are useful and beautiful. Ours is a community of readers. We embrace our collective enthusiasm for fictional worlds and characters! Readers can connect with us at #LitJoyCrate and @LitJoyCrate.