Stella Blackstone wrote her first story when she was seven years old and has gone on writing ever since. She is fascinated by the relationship between language and music, and especially enjoys working with rhythm and rhyme in her books for small children. In addition to the Bear series, Stella has also written the Cleo the Cat series, My Granny Went to Market and Walking through the Jungle. Stella lives in North Somerset. Debbie Harter has been drawing, painting and creating since she was very little. She has illustrated numerous bestselling titles for Barefoot Books including the Bear series, Port Side Pirates! and The Animal Boogie. Debbie currently lives in Falmouth, Cornwall.