Barefoot Books was the first that I know of to exclusively create beautiful multicultural books. Now, thirty years later, I was thrilled to celebrate their 30 Years, 30 Artists exhibit at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord.
It features works from Barefoot Books throughout their thirty-year history and, not surprisingly, the artists hail from all over the world. The exhibit is stunning. You can see it here:
It was walk down memory lane for me as I recognized images from picture books that I read and loved with my children such as Lola’s Fandango, The Boy Who Grew Flowers, Girl with a Brave Heart, Arabian Nights, and more!
As I walked around, I hoped that art by Robert Sae-Heng who is illustrating our book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World, would one day have illustrations hanging on a wall. I would definitely buy them!
You can purchase the prints here. 50% of sales support The Umbrella Arts Center.
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Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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