nAward-winning author Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoots best-selling titles, including the Bear series and the Cleo the Cat series. She has been writing for children for over twenty years. Stella lives in Somerset, UK.n nDebbie Harter has illustrated over 20 books for Barefoot, including the beloved Bear series. As a child, Debbie would lose herself in books (as long as they had pictures) and hopes to continue doing so until shes very old. She lives in Cornwall, England.n