Barefoot Books is an independent children's book publisher, which was founded in England on September 9, 1992.[3] The company is now based in Concord, Massachusetts, United States[4][5] as of 2021.[3]
The company began as a home business in 1992 and was founded in England by Nancy Traversy[5] and Tessa Strickland.[1][3]
By 2006, Barefoot Books had released more than 400 books.[6] In March 2012, the company released The Barefoot World Atlas app.[7] In 2017, they were named by Forbes as one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.[8]
Barefoot was the first children's book publisher on Faire, the B2B online marketplace that launched in 2017.[3]
In 2018, Barefoot partnered with Little Passports and Kiwi which made it the first children's publisher to participate in subscription boxes. With the subscription boxes, sales grew over 350% before 2020.[3]
