Paula (a fellow british parent blogger and sponsor of littlemummy.com) sent us a sample barefoot book called ‘Bear About Town‘.

The first thing I noticed about the book was the vibrant colours, the cover is green, orange and pink, and they aren’t sickly shades, they look natural, which fits with the barefoot ethos. The books are designed to present “strong artwork”, “strong stories”, and be “multi-cultural in the best way”. You can see from the other titles at barefoot especially for the older kids that they stick to their word.

The second thing I noticed was the quality. This book feels solid, it is a board book and the pages are glossed, and talking of pages, for a book aimed at toddlers there are more pages than your average equivalent.

The story follows bear on the various destinations he visits during the week - the bakery, the swimming pool, the cinema, the gym, the toyshop, the park, and the playground. This book would make a great and even more unique gift if you were to wrap it with the promise of doing the same as bear did for the week!

You can buy barefoot books direct from their website, which I found to be very user friendly. You can view a few of the pages of each book as a taster to see if you like it.