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Stella Blackstone

    Tessa Strickland is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the independent children's publisher Barefoot Books. Writing as Stella Blackstone, she has authored numerous bestselling picture books for children. In her editorial role, she has collaborated with writers and artists from across the globe.

    Cleo's Alphabet Book
    My Granny Went to Market
    Bear's Big Day Sticker Book
    The Wheels on the Bus
    Dragon on the Doorstep
    Walking Through the Jungle
    • What would you do if you found a dragon on your doorstep? Or a crocodile in your cupboard? In this playful hide-and-seek book children are introduced gently to the animals that often scare them through a humorous and highly entertaining story that they wi

      Dragon on the Doorstep
    • Take an exciting bus ride from a Guatemalan village to a market town with this fresh approach to a favourite song. Features a Guatemalan-inspired, marimba- flavored singalong and educational endnotes about life in Guatemala. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio singalong.

      The Wheels on the Bus
    • Join Bear for a whole day of adventures! Little ones can place more than 250 reusable stickers to dress Bear for the weather, match shapes at school, decorate for a birthday party and more. Based on the bestselling Bear series, this endearing sticker book offers young children an opportunity for both structured and creative hands-on learning.

      Bear's Big Day Sticker Book
    • My Granny Went to Market

      A Round-the-world Counting Rhyme

      Granny's round-the-world shopping trip combines counting from one to ten with a light-hearted multicultural theme. She races round the world on a magical carpet, buying many things from the countries she visits.

      My Granny Went to Market
    • Cleo's Alphabet Book

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      This interactive alphabet book aims to help children master the alphabet while following Cleo's adventures as the curious cat explores her world.

      Cleo's Alphabet Book
    • The imaginary games of a boy and a girl form the basis of this enchanting picture book about opposites and contrasts. As the two children play together, they picture themselves as all kinds of characters, animals, landscapes and moods. I m a circle, you re a square; I m a tiger, you re a bear.

      You and me
    • There are many ways to get from here to there! Some have engines, others have gears and others again are powered by people. Using playful rhyming text and brightly coloured artwork, this book introduces young travellers to planes, trains, boats, cars, bikes and many other forms of transport.

      I Wish I Were a Pilot