Friday, 25 September 2009

Barefoot's Second Young Fiction Title


Barefoot Books has just released its second Barefoot Young Fiction title - Winter's Shadow, available in hardback.

Written by Richard Knight and illustrated by Richard Johnson, this moving story describes a young girl's friendship with a wolf cub. It explores the delicate balance between humans and nature, and between the individual and community.

Available at www.barefootbooksfife.com at £9.99.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

September Newsletter

New Releases

To mark the celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival, Barefoot Books has published a new book: Lin Yi's Lantern - a Moon Festival Tale. It's a lovely story which shows the rewards of putting others first. It also includes educational notes at the back of the book about the Chinese Moon Festival, life in rural China and the legend of the moon fairy.



If you are interested in Chinese Culture you may also be interested in The Great Race, or Stories from the Silk Road, both of which are on special offer this month.

September Sale

We have several books in the sale this month. Click here to see them all.

My favourite, however, is Herb the Vegetarian Dragon which is normally £5.99, but has been reduced, for this month only, to £3.99. Here's a review of it written by my niece, Holly:

Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon is a fascinating story, it is set in a far away land where dragons bring destruction and death to the people who live in Castle Dark. However, one dragon is different. Herb prefers to tend his vegetable patch than raid the helpless Castle Dark, for Herb is a vegetarian. He is a lovable character who is prepared to stand up for what he believes in eve n when death faces him... This is an exciting tale, it shows children how to live in harmony and peace with each other and I would recommend it to all readers , young and old.

Events This Month

Saturday 12th November - Leuchars Air Show
Saturday 26th November - NCT Nearly New Sale, Vine Church, Garvock Hill, Dunfermline

Parties

I am always looking for hostesses to host Barefoot Books parties - if you are interested please drop me a line - might be a good opportunity to get some friends together and do some Christmas shopping! I have also diversified, somewhat, and can now offer Fair Trade Parties, either alongside the Books or on their own - let me know if you're interested. You can see a sample of the bags I sell at www.abbeyfairtrade.co.uk, but I'm also planning on offering jewellery, cards and some Christmas gifts.

Prize Draw

The next Prize Draw will be held at the end of September and I only have a handful of names at the moment. If you wish to be entered, please reply to this email with the subject heading 'Prize Draw', You can win £15 of Barefoot Books and Gifts.

Discount Code

A reminder that the 20% DISCOUNT code is still valid and will be valid until the end of the year - although it can only be used once and in order to receive it you have to order through the website. If you type in SCSHTW as the Special Offer Code on Checkout you will receive 20% DISCOUNT. Please let me know if you have any difficulty using it (new website!!!).